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Oxytocin differently regulates pressor responses to stress in WKY and SHR rats: the role of central oxytocin and V1a receptors

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Pages 117-125 | Received 08 Aug 2013, Accepted 03 Dec 2013, Published online: 05 Dec 2013

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