Appearance of antidepressant-like effect by sildenafil in rats after central muscarinic receptor blockade: evidence from behavioural and neuro-receptor studies.

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Published in J Neural Transm (Vienna) on September 07, 2007

Authors

C B Brink1, J D Clapton, B E Eagar, B H Harvey

Author Affiliations

1: Unit for Drug Research and Development, Division of Pharmacology, North-West University (PUK), Potchefstroom, South Africa. Tiaan.Brink@nwu.ac.za

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