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Boss, H., Boer, R., Beller, K.D. et al. Central and Peripheral Hypotensive Activity of Urapidil and its Ml and M2 Metabolites in the Cat. Drugs 40 (Suppl 4), 34–37 (1990). https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-199000404-00009
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