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Eslam Gaber El Nebrisi, Deniz Bagdas, Wisam Toma, Halima Al Samri, Anna Brodzik, Yasmin Alkhlaif, Keun-Hang Susan Yang, Frank Christopher Howarth, Imad M. Damaj and Murat Oz
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics April 2018, 365 (1) 190-200; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.117.245068
Eslam Gaber El Nebrisi
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Deniz Bagdas
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Wisam Toma
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Halima Al Samri
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Anna Brodzik
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Yasmin Alkhlaif
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Keun-Hang Susan Yang
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Frank Christopher Howarth
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Imad M. Damaj
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
Murat Oz
Departments of Pharmacology (E.G.E.N., H.A.S., M.O.) and Physiology (F.C.H.), College of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia Campus, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia (D.B., W.T., A.B., Y.A., I.M.D.); Experimental Animals Breeding and Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey (D.B.); Department of Biological Sciences, Schmid College of Science and Technology, Chapman University, One University Drive, Orange, California (K.-H.S.Y.); and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar (M.O.)
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