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Original Article

Locus Ceruleus and Immunity. III. Compromised Immune Function (Antibody Production, Hypersensitivity Skin Reactions and Experimental Allergic Encephalomyelitis) in Rats with Lesioned Locus Ceruleus is Restored by Magnetic Fields Applied to the Brain

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Pages 251-269 | Received 04 Apr 1992, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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