Neurosteroids act on recombinant human GABAA receptors

@article{Puia1990NeurosteroidsAO,
  title={Neurosteroids act on recombinant human GABAA receptors},
  author={Giulia Puia and Maria Rita Santi and Stefano Vicini and Dolan B. Pritchett and Robert H. Purdy and Steven M Paul and P. H. Seeburg and Erminio Costa},
  journal={Neuron},
  year={1990},
  volume={4},
  pages={759-765}
}
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