IBCN   20355
INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGIA CELULAR Y NEUROCIENCIA "PROFESOR EDUARDO DE ROBERTIS"
Unidad Ejecutora - UE
capítulos de libros
Título:
Role of the cortex in the regulation of anxiety states”.
Autor/es:
NOELIA V WEISSTAUB; CAITLIN MCORMISH; JAMES HANKS; JAY A GINGRICH
Libro:
Anxiety Disorders: Theory, Reseach and Clinical Perspectives
Editorial:
Cambrigde University Press
Referencias:
Año: 2009;
Resumen:
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