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Yu L, Shen H-Y, Coelho JE, Araújo IM, Huang Q-Y, Day Y-J, Rebola N, Canas PM, RappEK, Ferrara J, Taylor D, Müller CE, Linden J, Cunha RA, Chen J-F (2008) A_2A receptors modulate motor activity and MPTP neurotoxicity by distinct cellular mechanisms. Annals of Neurology 63(3):338-346.

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