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Midbrain serotonergic neurons are central pH chemoreceptors
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Galanin–5-hydroxytryptamine interactions: electrophysiological, immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization studies on rat dorsal raphe neurons with a note on galanin R1 and R2 receptors
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