Medical Hypotheses
Volume 56, Issue 6 , Pages 638-643 , June 2001

Are cannabinoid receptor knockout mice animal models for schizophrenia?

Received 21 September 2000 ,Accepted 19 October 2000.

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Medical Hypotheses
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