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Strain differences in response to a benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonist (FG 7142) in mice

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Nutt, D.J., Lister, R.G. Strain differences in response to a benzodiazepine receptor inverse agonist (FG 7142) in mice. Psychopharmacology 94, 435–436 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00174705

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