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Modifications in basal and stress-induced hypothalamic AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activity in rats chronically treated with an angiotensin II receptor blocker

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Pages 554-561 | Received 07 Apr 2011, Accepted 27 Sep 2011, Published online: 17 Jan 2012

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