Drug targets: Turning the channel (on) for sedation

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2004, Pages

  Sandstrom, David J ^a   Nash, Howard ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 1842537042     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.02.016     Document Type: Review

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