5-Hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) uptake and decarboxylation in the kitten brain
β Scribed by K. Kitahama; A. Jouvet; M. Fujimiya; I. Nagatsu; R. Arai
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 100 KB
- Volume
- 109
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-1463
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