Progress in understanding mechanisms of opioid-induced gastrointestinal adverse effects and respiratory depression

@article{Imam2018ProgressIU,
  title={Progress in understanding mechanisms of opioid-induced gastrointestinal adverse effects and respiratory depression},
  author={Mohammad Zafar Imam and Andy Kuo and Sussan Ghassabian and Maree T. Smith},
  journal={Neuropharmacology},
  year={2018},
  volume={131},
  pages={238-255}
}
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