Allopregnanolone inhibits learning in the Morris water maze.

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• Publication year

  2002

• Venue

  Brain Research

• Publication date

  2002-05-03

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Chemistry

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  DOI 10.1016/S0006-8993(02)02414-9PMID 11955475
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