Variations on an inhibitory theme: phasic and tonic activation of GABAA receptors
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  1. Mark Farrant (first)
  2. Zoltan Nusser (additional)
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@article{Farrant_2005, title={Variations on an inhibitory theme: phasic and tonic activation of GABAA receptors}, volume={6}, ISSN={1471-0048}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrn1625}, DOI={10.1038/nrn1625}, number={3}, journal={Nature Reviews Neuroscience}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Farrant, Mark and Nusser, Zoltan}, year={2005}, month=mar, pages={215–229} }