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Histamine H4-receptor expression in the brain?

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    Erich H. Schneider, Detlef Neumann & Roland Seifert

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Schneider, E.H., Neumann, D. & Seifert, R. Histamine H4-receptor expression in the brain?. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 388, 5–9 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-014-1067-0

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