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Alma Orts-Sebastian1, Nicola M Ludin2, Matthew D M Pawley3

  • 1Department of Anaesthesiology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Experimental Neurology
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PubMed

Keywords:
BehaviourCircadianConfounding effectGeneral anaesthesiaPhase-shiftingPhysiology

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