Analysis of GABAA- and GABAB-receptor mediated eects on intracellular Ca in DRG hybrid neurones
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Division of Neurology, Department of Medicine, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada; Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, The University of British Columbia, 2176 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, B.C., Canada V6T 1Z3; Department of Anesthesia, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada; Department of Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada and Brain Disease Research Center, Ajou University, Suwon, Korea
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