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The International Journal on the Biology of Stress
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The interplay of conditional NCAM-knockout and chronic unpredictable stress leads to increased aggression in mice

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Pages 647-654 | Received 11 Jul 2013, Accepted 29 Aug 2013, Published online: 06 Sep 2013

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