Current Protocols in Pharmacology || MPTP-Induced Models of Parkinson's Disease in Mice and Non-Human Primates
β Scribed by Enna, S.J.; Williams, Michael; Barrett, John F.; Ferkany, John W.; Kenakin, Terry; Porsolt, Roger D.
- Book ID
- 120459113
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 124 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISBN-13
- 9780471141754
- ISSN
- 1934-8282
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