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. 1960 Feb;150(2):306–318. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1960.sp006389

The effects of γ-aminobutyrio acid and other compounds on structures of the mammalian nervous system which are inhibited by Factor I

A J Honour, H McLennan
PMCID: PMC1363166  PMID: 14402968

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