Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 34, Issue 9 , Pages 1263-1271 , October 2009

Endogenous noradrenergic activation and memory for emotional material in men and women

Received 29 July 2008 ,Revised 15 April 2009 ,Accepted 30 April 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2009.04.020

Psychoneuroendocrinology
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