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Research Article

The effects of PPAR-γ agonist pioglitazone on anxiety and depression-like behaviors in lipopolysaccharide injected rats

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Pages 1223-1232 | Received 25 Sep 2018, Accepted 24 Sep 2019, Published online: 07 Oct 2019

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