18 F-DOPA PET study of the presynaptic dopamine function in schizophrenia
β Scribed by A. Elkashef; D. Doudet; R. Cohen; R. Wyatt
- Book ID
- 118857848
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0006-3223
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