Serotonergic and Noradrenergic Pathways Are Required for the Anxiolytic-like and Antidepressant-like Behavioral Effects of Repeated Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Rats

@article{Furmaga2011SerotonergicAN,
  title={Serotonergic and Noradrenergic Pathways Are Required for the Anxiolytic-like and Antidepressant-like Behavioral Effects of Repeated Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Rats},
  author={Havan Furmaga and Aparna P. Shah and Alan Frazer},
  journal={Biological Psychiatry},
  year={2011},
  volume={70},
  pages={937-945}
}
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