GABAA receptor subtypes and benzodiazepine use, misuse, and abuse
Benzodiazepines have been in use for over half a century. While they remain highly prescribed, their unfavorable side-effect profile and abuse liability motivated a search for alternatives. Most of these efforts focused on the development of benzodiazepine-like drugs that are selective for specific...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychiatry |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1060949/full |