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Evidence for existence of two opposite noradrenergic brain systems controlling behavior

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Kostowski, W., Jerlicz, M., Bidziński, A. et al. Evidence for existence of two opposite noradrenergic brain systems controlling behavior. Psychopharmacology 59, 311–312 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00426641

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