Novel positive allosteric modulators of GABAA receptors: Do subtle differences in activity at α1 plus α5 versus α2 plus α3 subunits account for dissimilarities in behavioral effects in rats?
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Novel positive allosteric modulators of GABAA receptors: Do subtle differences in activity at α1 plus α5 versus α2 plus α3 subunits account for dissimilarities in behavioral effects in rats? Miroslav M. Savić ⁎, Samarpan Majumder , Shengming Huang , Rahul V. Edwankar , Roman Furtmüller , Srđan Joksimović , Terry Clayton Sr. , Joachim Ramerstorfer , Marija M. Milinković , Bryan L. Roth , Werner Sieghart , James M. Cook c
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