Post-mortem gene expression of calcium channels Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 in schizophrenia.
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SUBMITTER: Schmitt A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9508060 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct
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Post-mortem gene expression of calcium channels Cav1.2 and Cav1.3 in schizophrenia.
Schmitt Andrea A Uhrig Stefanie S Spanagel Rainer R von Wilmsdorff Martina M Kalman Janos L JL Schneider-Axmann Thomas T Falkai Peter P Hansson Anita C AC
European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience 20221001 7
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