Short communicationα7 Nicotinic receptor mediated protection against ethanol-induced cytotoxicity in PC12 cells
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Acknowledgements
We thank Melissa Chen and Neal Benson of the University of Florida ICBR for their expert technical support with the flow cytometry. This work was funded in part by NIAAA RO1 AA11597, T32 AA07561, and PO1 AG10485.
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