Nicotine withdrawal-induced inattention is absent in alpha7 nAChR knockout mice
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychopharmacology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0033-3158,1432-2072
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-017-4572-2