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Original Articles

Augmentation of morphine-conditioned place preference by food restriction is associated with alterations in the oxytocin/oxytocin receptor in rat models

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Pages 304-315 | Received 16 Jan 2019, Accepted 22 Jul 2019, Published online: 14 Oct 2019

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