Alcohol
Volume 22, Issue 1 , Pages 53-56 , August 2000

Augmentation of corticosterone release by means of a caffeine–ethanol interaction in rats

Received 26 June 2000 ,Revised 15 August 2000 ,Accepted 15 August 2000.

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