The nociceptive and anti-nociceptive effects of bee venom injection and therapy: A double-edged sword
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عنوان ژورنال: Progress in Neurobiology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0301-0082
DOI: 10.1016/j.pneurobio.2010.06.006