Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 5-14 , 15 July 2003

Effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on behavioral and neurochemical changes in rats during an elevated plus-maze test

  • Manabu Kanno

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-11-706-6066; fax: +81-11-706-6067.
    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Nishi 7, Kita 15, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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  • Machiko Matsumoto

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    • Department of Pharmacology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Nishi 7, Kita 15, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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  • Hiroko Togashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Nishi 7, Kita 15, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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  • Mitsuhiro Yoshioka

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    • Department of Pharmacology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Nishi 7, Kita 15, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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  • Yukio Mano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Nishi 7, Kita 15, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan

Received 16 September 2002 ,Revised 23 December 2002 ,Accepted 20 January 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0022-510X(03)00030-3

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Volume 211, Issue 1 , Pages 5-14 , 15 July 2003

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