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16 - Role of metabotropic glutamate receptors in CNS disorders

from PART V - PHYSIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS AND DRUG TARGETING OF GPCRS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2012

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Richard M. O'Connor  and
John F. Cryan
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Graeme Milligan
Richard M. O'Connor
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University College Cork
John F. Cryan
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University College Cork
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Novartis Institute for Biomedical Research
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G Protein-Coupled Receptors
Structure, Signaling, and Physiology
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