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Original Article

Effects of Morphine on: Spontaneous, Dorsal Raphe, Spinal Tract of Trigeminal Nucleus, Medial Lemniscus and Reticular Lateral Magnocellular Evoked Responses of Hypothalamic Units, in Naive and Morphine Physically Dependent Rats

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Pages 131-145 | Received 10 Nov 1983, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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