Psychoneuroendocrinology
Volume 35, Issue 2 , Pages 262-271 , February 2010

Dorsal periaqueductal gray matter-evoked panic-like behaviors are markedly inhibited by a low peripheral dose of thyrotropin releasing hormone

Received 24 December 2008 ,Revised 8 May 2009 ,Accepted 29 June 2009.

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