Activation of γ-aminobutyric acidA receptors in the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus reduces apomorphine-, N-methyl-d-aspartic acid- and oxytocin-induced penile erection and yawning in male rats
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This work was supported by a MURST grant to A.A.
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