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Research Article

Effects of voluntary wheel running on heart rate, body temperature, and locomotor activity in response to acute and repeated stressor exposures in rats

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Pages 324-334 | Received 01 Sep 2010, Accepted 11 Dec 2010, Published online: 27 Mar 2011

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