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. 1995 Apr 25;92(9):3633–3635. doi: 10.1073/pnas.92.9.3633

Ethanol, gamma-aminobutyrate type A receptors, and protein kinase C phosphorylation.

R L Macdonald 1
PMCID: PMC42016  PMID: 7731956

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