Neuroactive Steroids Protect Retinal Tissue through σ1 Receptors
Claudio Bucolo,
Claudio Bucolo
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Filippo Drago
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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Claudio Bucolo,
Claudio Bucolo
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Search for more papers by this author Filippo Drago,
Filippo Drago
Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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First published: 07 February 2007
Author for correspondence: Claudio Bucolo, Department of Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, I-95125 Catania, Italy (fax +39-095-7384238, e-mail
[email protected]).
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