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The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
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Modulation of stress consequences by hippocampal monoaminergic, glutamatergic and nitrergic neurotransmitter systems

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Pages 227-249 | Received 28 Sep 2006, Accepted 14 Jan 2007, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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