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A PHYSIOLOGICAL study of conduction and excitation in the smooth muscle of the chick amnion is of interest as this structure is devoid of nervous elements.
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CUTHBERT, A. Electrical and Mechanical Activity of the Chick Amnion. Nature 193, 488–489 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1038/193488b0
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