EFFECTS OF AMINO ACID ANTAGONISTS ON SPONTANEOUS DORSAL ROOT ACTIVITY AND EVOKED DORSAL HORN FIELD POTENTIALS IN AN ISOLATED PREPARATION OF RAT SPINAL CORD

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