Epilepsy Research
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 167-173 , January 1998

Anatomical and functional aspects of μ opioid receptors in epileptic WAG/Rij rats

  • B Przewłocka

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, 12 Smtna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • W Lasoń

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, 12 Smtna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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  • J Turchan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, 12 Smtna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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  • N de Bruin

      Affiliations

    • NICI, Department of Psychology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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  • G van Luijtelaar

      Affiliations

    • NICI, Department of Psychology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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  • R Przewłocki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Molecular Neuropharmacology, Institute of Pharmacology, 12 Smtna Street, 31-343 Kraków, Poland
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  • A Coenen

      Affiliations

    • NICI, Department of Psychology, University of Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Received 27 June 1997 ,Revised 10 September 1997 ,Accepted 14 September 1997.

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Epilepsy Research
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