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Anxiogenic, not psychotogenic, properties of the partial inverse benzodiazepine receptor agonist FG 7142 in man

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Horowski, R., Dorow, R. Anxiogenic, not psychotogenic, properties of the partial inverse benzodiazepine receptor agonist FG 7142 in man. Psychopharmacology 162, 223–224 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-002-1095-1

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