CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT ACTIVITY OF IMIPRAMINE, AMITRIPTYLINE AND DESMETHYLIMIPRAMINE
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Further evidence of central muscle relaxant activity of imipramine, desmethylimipramine and amitriptyline.
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 1966
ISSN: 0021-5198
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.16.120