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The BTBR mouse model, cholinergic transmission, and environmental exposure to nitrous oxide

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Fluegge, K. The BTBR mouse model, cholinergic transmission, and environmental exposure to nitrous oxide. Psychopharmacology 234, 319–321 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-016-4456-x

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