Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 77-81 , June 2008

Cardiovascular Actions of Endomorphin-2 in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius

  • Hreday N. Sapru

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Neurosurgery, MSB H-586, New Jersey Medical School, 185, South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ 07103, USA

Received 1 February 2008 ,Revised 11 February 2008 ,Accepted 11 March 2008.

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PII: S1016-3190(08)60015-4

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(08)60015-4

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 77-81 , June 2008

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