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Research Article

Comparison of the effects of single and daily repeated immobilization stress on resting activity and heterotypic sensitization of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis

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Pages 176-185 | Received 18 Aug 2013, Accepted 06 Dec 2013, Published online: 29 Jan 2014

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