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spellingShingle Patel, B, Mortensen, M, Smart, T G, British Journal of Pharmacology, Stoichiometry of δ subunit containing GABAA receptors, Pharmacology
title Stoichiometry of δ subunit containing GABAA receptors
title_full Stoichiometry of δ subunit containing GABAA receptors
title_fullStr Stoichiometry of δ subunit containing GABAA receptors
title_full_unstemmed Stoichiometry of δ subunit containing GABAA receptors
title_short Stoichiometry of δ subunit containing GABAA receptors
title_sort stoichiometry of δ subunit containing <scp>gaba<sub>a</sub></scp> receptors
title_unstemmed Stoichiometry of δ subunit containing GABAA receptors
topic Pharmacology
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.12514