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THERE is much evidence that receptors to neurotransmitters are generally on the outer surface of cell membranes1–3. The experiments reported here raise the possibility that acinar cells of cockroach salivary glands may be activated intracellularly as well as by extracellularly applied agonists.
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HOUSE, C., GINSBORG, B. & MITCHELL, M. Are dopamine receptors accessible to intracellularly applied agonist?. Nature 275, 663 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1038/275663a0
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