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Original Article

A New Assay for the Genetic Study of General Anesthesia in Drosophila Melanogaster: Use in Analysis of Mutations in the X-chromosomal 12E Region

Zhonghui Guan Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Building 36, Room 1B08, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4034, USA
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Robert L. Scott Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Building 36, Room 1B08, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4034, USA
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Howard A. Nash Laboratory of Molecular Biology, National Institute of Mental Health, Building 36, Room 1B08, Bethesda, MD, 20892-4034, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 25-42 | Received 13 Jul 1999, Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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