Cholecystokinin excites interneurons in rat basolateral amygdala Abbreviated title: CCK effects on amygdala interneurons
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Acknowledgements: This study was supported by a VA Merit Review (SDM) and the VISN 6 MIRECC. We thank Drs. Robinson for technical help with confocal imaging.
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Cholecystokinin excites interneurons in rat basolateral amygdala.
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