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BioMed Research International
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 534817, 10 pages
Angiotensin II AT 1 Receptors Are Involved in Neuronal Activation Induced by Amphetamine in a Two-Injection Protocol
Departamento de Farmacología, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Instituto de Farmacología Experimental Córdoba (IFEC-CONICET), 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
Received 3 April 2013; Revised 14 June 2013; Accepted 18 June 2013
Academic Editor: Zuoxin Wang
Copyright © 2013 Maria Constanza Paz et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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