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Original Article

Effect of Swimming-to-Exhaustion Stress on the Tyr-Aminopeptidase Activity in Different Brain Areas of the Rat

Juan M. De Gandarias Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 699, Bilbao, Spain
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Jon Irazusta Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 699, Bilbao, Spain
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Enrique Echevarria Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 699, Bilbao, Spain
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M Dolores Lagüera Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 699, Bilbao, Spain
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Luis Casis Department of Physiology, Medical School, University of the Basque Country, P.O. Box 699, Bilbao, Spain
Pages 137-141 | Received 29 Apr 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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