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Pentylenetetrazole Kindling Induces Activation of Caspase-3 in the Rat Brain

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Pavlova, T.V., Yakovlev, A.A., Stepanichev, M.Y. et al. Pentylenetetrazole Kindling Induces Activation of Caspase-3 in the Rat Brain. Neurosci Behav Physiol 34, 45–47 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:NEAB.0000003246.26997.10

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