Knockout Corner: Knockout mice for monoamine oxidase A

International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 241-243

  Seif, Isabelle ^a   De Maeyer, Edward ^a  

^a INSTITUT CURIE   (France)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Barrel fields; Ketanserin; Parachlorophenylalanine; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003090163     PISSN: 14611457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1461145799001534     Document Type: Article

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