Barbiturate tolerance: effects on GABA-operated chloride channel function

@article{Allan1992BarbiturateTE,
  title={Barbiturate tolerance: effects on GABA-operated chloride channel function},
  author={Andrea M. Allan and Xiaoying Zhang and Lisa D. Baier},
  journal={Brain Research},
  year={1992},
  volume={588},
  pages={255-260}
}
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