Behavioral and Biochemical Effects of Alpha-methyltyrosine in Cats

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Journal Psychopharmacologia

Specialty Pharmacology

Date 1973 Jul 17

PMID 4722207

Citations 2

Authors

A Kitsikis

A G Roberge

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