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The Maudsley Reactive and Nonreactive strains of rats: The need for an objective evaluation of differences

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Archer, J. The Maudsley Reactive and Nonreactive strains of rats: The need for an objective evaluation of differences. Behav Genet 5, 411–413 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01073210

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