Alcohol
Volume 31, Issue 3 , Pages 149-153 , November 2003

α7 Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor–mediated protection against ethanol-induced neurotoxicity

Received 23 November 2002 ,Revised 15 August 2003 ,Accepted 18 August 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2003.08.006

Alcohol
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