From Gene to Behavior and Back Again: New Perspectives on GABAA Receptor Subunit Selectivity of Alcohol Actions1

Advances in Pharmacology

Volumn 54, Issue , 2006, Pages 171-203

  Boehm II, Stephen L ^a   Ponomarev, Igor ^b   Blednov, Yuri A ^b   Harris, R Adron ^b  

^a BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 33846178261     PISSN: 10543589     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1054-3589(06)54008-6     Document Type: Review

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