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Original Article

Lack of Effects of Tetracaine in Rat Nucleus Paragigantocellularis (PGC) on Analgesia from Periqueductal Gray (PAG) Met-Enkephalin (ME) Injections (In Raphe Magnus-Blocking Doses), and on Baseline Tail-Flick Latency

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Pages 161-175 | Received 24 Aug 1993, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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