Rewarding and locomotor-activating effects of direct dopamine receptor agonists are augmented by chronic food restriction in rats
โ Scribed by Kenneth D. Carr; Gye-Young Kim; Soledad Cabeza de Vaca
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 122 KB
- Volume
- 154
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3158
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