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Comparison of chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine and pentobarbital on conditioned arousal to reticular stimulation in cats

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Chin, J.H., Killam, K.F. Comparison of chlorpromazine, trifluoperazine and pentobarbital on conditioned arousal to reticular stimulation in cats. Psychopharmacologia 8, 41–59 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00405360

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