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THE use of the eserinized dorsal wall of the leech as an assay object for acetylcholine has proved unsatisfactory in the past because of inadequate relaxation and decreasing sensitivity in most preparations.
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MURNAGHAN, M. The Morphinized–Eserinized Leech Muscle for the Assay of Acetylcholine. Nature 182, 317 (1958). https://doi.org/10.1038/182317a0
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