Inhibitors of cannabinoid receptors and glucose metabolism
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1363-1950
DOI: 10.1097/mco.0b013e3282fcea11