Tales of a Dirty Drug: Carbenoxolone, Gap Junctions, and Seizures: Carbenoxolone and Seizures

Epilepsy Currents

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 66-68

  Connors, Barry W ^a  

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EID: 84871391370     PISSN: 15357597     EISSN: 15357511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5698/1535-7511-12.2.66     Document Type: Article

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