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The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
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Water temperature determines neurochemical and behavioural responses to forced swim stress: An in vivo microdialysis and biotelemetry study in rats

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Pages 88-100 | Received 19 Mar 2007, Accepted 24 Jun 2007, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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