Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the neurotoxicity of opioid and psychostimulant drugs

@article{CunhaOliveira2008CellularAM,
  title={Cellular and molecular mechanisms involved in the neurotoxicity of opioid and psychostimulant drugs},
  author={Teresa Cunha-Oliveira and Ana Cristina Rego and Catarina Resende de Oliveira},
  journal={Brain Research Reviews},
  year={2008},
  volume={58},
  pages={192-208}
}
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