Piracetam and aniracetam antagonism of centrally active drug-induced antinociception
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عنوان ژورنال: Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0091-3057
DOI: 10.1016/0091-3057(95)02120-5