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. 2012 Sep;153(9):1785-1786.
doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2012.06.016. Epub 2012 Jul 10.

Inhibitors of endocannabinoid breakdown for pain: not so FA(AH)cile, after all

Vincenzo Di Marzo  1
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Inhibitors of endocannabinoid breakdown for pain: not so FA(AH)cile, after all

Vincenzo Di Marzo. Pain. 2012 Sep.
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