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Pathophysiology of Biliary-Type Abdominal Pain

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  1. Department of Physiological Sciences, Sections of Neuroimmunology and Neuropharmacology, Instituto de Medicina Experimental, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela

    Fuad Lechin & Bertha van der Dijs

  2. Apartado 80.983, Caracas, 1080-A, Venezuela

    Fuad Lechin

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Lechin, F., Dijs, B.v. Pathophysiology of Biliary-Type Abdominal Pain. Dig Dis Sci 52, 3157–3158 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-006-9091-7

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