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Progestins and Brain

Effect of injectable medroxyprogesterone acetate and etonogestrel implants on GABA-A and serotonin receptors in white and gray matter of the brain: experimental study in rats

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Pages 320-324 | Received 24 Oct 2013, Accepted 02 Jan 2014, Published online: 24 Jan 2014

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