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. 1967 Jun;30(2):400–416. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1967.tb02147.x

A comparison of the effects of chlorpromazine and some related phenothiazines in reducing the rigidity of the decerebrate cat and in some other central actions.

E M Keary, D R Maxwell
PMCID: PMC1557266  PMID: 6036418

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