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Editorial
. 2019 Nov;176(21):4087-4089.
doi: 10.1111/bph.14819.

The importance of sex differences in pharmacology research

Andrea Gogos  1   2 , Christopher Langmead  3 , Jennifer C Sullivan  4 , Andrew J Lawrence  1   2
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Editorial

The importance of sex differences in pharmacology research

Andrea Gogos et al. Br J Pharmacol. 2019 Nov.

Abstract

This article is part of a themed section on The Importance of Sex Differences in Pharmacology Research. To view the other articles in this section visit http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bph.v176.21/issuetoc.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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