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Nifedipine Lowers Cocaine-Induced Brain and Liver Enzyme Activity and Cocaine Urinary Excretion in Rats

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-62-2011-2086 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian, Slovenian
Page range: 131 - 137
Published on: Jun 24, 2011
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2011 Vessela Vitcheva, Rumyana Simeonova, Dima Karova, Mitka Mitcheva, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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