Modification of Central Catecholaminergic Systems by Stress and Injury

Functional Significance and Clinical Implications

 

E. D. Abercrombie
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience
Rutgers University
Newark, New Jersey 07102.

M. J. Zigmond
Department of Behavioral Neuroscience
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15260.


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published 2000