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Research Article

Voluntary exercise does not ameliorate context memory and hyperarousal in a mouse model for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

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Pages 403-409 | Received 17 Jan 2011, Accepted 19 Apr 2011, Published online: 08 Jul 2011

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