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The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
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Research article

Central oxytocin modulation of acute stress-induced cardiovascular responses after myocardial infarction in the rat

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Pages 517-525 | Received 02 Sep 2008, Accepted 12 Dec 2008, Published online: 27 Jan 2010

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