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. 2011 Oct 19;31(42):14833-4.
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4222-11.2011.

Alcohol reward, dopamine depletion, and GDNF

Charles L Pickens  1 , Donna J Calu
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Alcohol reward, dopamine depletion, and GDNF

Charles L Pickens et al. J Neurosci. .
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