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USING isolated segments of the guinea pig intestine suspended in oxygenated Tyrode solution at 35° C., strong contractions induced by acetylcholine and adenosine triphosphate were relaxed by introducing concentrated extracts of rat brain in Tyrode solution1.
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FORBES, O. Spasmolytic Effect of Cerebral Tissue Extracts. Nature 177, 893–894 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/177893a0
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