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Locomotor activity and neurotensin: Resolution of discrepancies in effects?

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  1. MRC Neuroendocrinology Unit, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, NE4 6BE, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK

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Sahgal, A., Keith, A.B. Locomotor activity and neurotensin: Resolution of discrepancies in effects?. Psychopharmacologia 88, 131–132 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00310529

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