Agmatine, an endogenous imidazoline receptor ligand modulates ethanol anxiolysis and withdrawal anxiety in rats.

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• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  European Journal of Pharmacology

• Publication date

  2010-07-10

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.03.058PMID 20394743
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