Vomeronasal phenotype and behavioral alterations in Gαi2 mutant mice

Current Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1214-1219

  Norlin, E Marianne ^a   Gussing, Fredrik ^a   Berghard, Anna ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 0037700447     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(03)00452-4     Document Type: Article

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