Decreased brain histamine content in hypocretin/orexin receptor-2 mutated narcoleptic dogs
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Acknowledgements
The authors thank Drs Kazuki Honda and Sally Wurts for the initial collaboration of the study, Dr Yasushi Yoshida for useful discussions, and Michael Chang and Kimberly Kwei for technical and editorial assistance. This work was supported by: NS 27710, NS23724, MH01600 and grants-in-aid from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Science and Culture.
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