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Immediate early gene function in the nervous systemWarren G. Tourtellotte, MD, PhD
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A surgical treatment for anxiety-triggered palmar hyperhidrosis is not unlike treating tearfulness in major depression by servering the nerves to the lacrimal glands.
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