Behavioral and Genetic Evidence for GIRK Channels in the CNS: Role in Physiology, Pathophysiology, and Drug Addiction.

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Published in Int Rev Neurobiol on June 22, 2015

Authors

Jody Mayfield1, Yuri A Blednov2, R Adron Harris2

Author Affiliations

1: Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA. Electronic address: jodymayfield@austin.utexas.edu.
2: Waggoner Center for Alcohol and Addiction Research, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA.

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