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Review
. 2008 Mar 5;28(10):2299-300.
doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5679-07.2008.

p38: the link between the kappa-opioid receptor and dysphoria

Gregory V Carr  1 , Stephen D Mague
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p38: the link between the kappa-opioid receptor and dysphoria

Gregory V Carr et al. J Neurosci. .
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