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Behavioral effects of ACTH and MSH peptides

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    A. Bertolini

  2. Istituto di Farmacologia, Università di Cagliari, Via Porcell 4, 09100, Cagliari, Italy

    G. L. Gessa

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Bertolini, A., Gessa, G.L. Behavioral effects of ACTH and MSH peptides. J Endocrinol Invest 4, 241–251 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03350461

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