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Structure and Activity of Muscarinic Stimulants

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Crystalline, solution and theoretical conformational analyses of stimulants of the autonomic post-ganglionic parasympathetic (muscarinic) nervous junction show a strong correlation between three-dimensional structure and activity.

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    ROY W. BAKER, CYRUS H. CHOTHIA, PETER PAULING & TREVOR J. PETCHER

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BAKER, R., CHOTHIA, C., PAULING, P. et al. Structure and Activity of Muscarinic Stimulants. Nature 230, 439–445 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230439a0

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