Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 59-68 , January 2007

Short-term social recognition memory deficit and atypical social and physiological stressor reactivity in seizure-susceptible El mice

Received 15 August 2006 ,Revised 22 October 2006 ,Accepted 25 October 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.10.006

Seizure: European Journal of Epilepsy
Volume 16, Issue 1 , Pages 59-68 , January 2007

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