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Plasma β-endorphin levels after exercise

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    Kenny De Meirleir, Nico Naaktgeboren, André van Steriteghem & Pierre Block

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De Meirleir, K., Naaktgeboren, N., van Steriteghem, A. et al. Plasma β-endorphin levels after exercise. J Endocrinol Invest 8, 89 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03350651

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