Chlorzoxazone, an SK-type potassium channel activator used in humans, reduces excessive alcohol intake in rats.

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• Publication year

  2011

• Venue

  Biological Psychiatry

• Publication date

  2011-04-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1016/j.biopsych.2010.11.011PMID 21195386PMCID PMC3062269
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