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Experimental Aging Research
An International Journal Devoted to the Scientific Study of the Aging Process
Volume 7, 1981 - Issue 4
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Original Articles

Effects of age on acquisition and maintenance of a location discrimination in rats

Pages 467-476 | Received 29 May 1981, Accepted 18 Aug 1981, Published online: 27 Sep 2007

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