Effects of metrifonate on impairment of learning and dysfunction of cholinergic neuronal system in basal forebrain-lesioned rats
โ Scribed by Akio Itoh; Atsumi Nitta; Mitsuhiko Hirose; Takaaki Hasegawa; Toshitaka Nabeshima
- Book ID
- 117346254
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 268 KB
- Volume
- 83
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0166-4328
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