Relationship between receptor occupancy at 37 degrees C and the anticonvulsant effect of flunitrazepam in rats

M Hollander-Jansen1, J Dingemanse, M W Langemeijer

  • 1Division of Pharmacology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands.

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