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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 4, 1978 - Issue 1
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Age-related differences in electric shock detection and escape thresholds in sprague-dawley albino rats

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Pages 23-35 | Received 08 Jul 1977, Accepted 16 Dec 1977, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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