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Post-trial barbiturates do not affect amygdaloid kindling.

D P Cain·M E Corcoran·J A Wada·A S Troupin
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D P Cain, M E Corcoran, J A Wada, A S Troupin. 1979. Post-trial barbiturates do not affect amygdaloid kindling.. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0163-1047(79)92595-0

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