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Brain Research

Volume 177, Issue 2, 16 November 1979, Pages 414-417
Brain Research

The opiate antagonist naloxone modifies the effects of electroconvulsive shock (ECS) on respiration, blood pressure and heart rate

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The views of the authors do not purport to reflect the positions of the Department of the Army or the Department of Defense. (Para. 4-3, AR 360-5).

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