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. 1998 Sep;43(3):312–313. doi: 10.1136/gut.43.3.312

The kappa opioid receptor is associated with the perception of visceral pain

D BLACK 1, M TREVETHICK 1
PMCID: PMC1727259  PMID: 9863470

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