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3 - Phenotyping and genetics of rodent grooming and barbering: utility for experimental neuroscience research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 August 2010

Allan V. Kalueff
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National Institute of Mental Health, Washington DC
Justin L. La Porte
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, Washington DC
Carisa L. Bergner
Affiliation:
National Institute of Mental Health, Washington DC
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