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International Journal of Neuroscience Volume 61, 1991 - Issue 3-4
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Original Article

Anti-Stress Role of the Melatonin-Immuno-Opioid Network: Evidence for a Physiological Mechanism Involving T Cell-Derived, Immuno-Reactive β-Endorphin and Met-Enkephalin Binding to Thymic Opioid Receptors

Georges J. M. Maestroni Laboratory for Experimental Pathology, Istituto Cantonale di Patologia, 6604, Locarno, Switzerland
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Ario Conti Laboratory for Experimental Pathology, Istituto Cantonale di Patologia, 6604, Locarno, Switzerland
Pages 289-298 | Received 19 Feb 1991, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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