Alcohol
Volume 33, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49 , May 2004

Effects of a low dose of ethanol in an animal model of premenstrual anxiety

Received 11 August 2003 ,Revised 7 April 2004 ,Accepted 20 April 2004.

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