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Original Article

Psychosocial Stress Elevates Blood Pressure Via an Opioid Dependent Mechanism in Normotensive Rats

Pages 1383-1394 | Received 02 Mar 1991, Accepted 15 Jul 1991, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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