Levetiracetam improves choreic levodopa-induced dyskinesia in the MPTP-treated macaque
✍ Scribed by Erwan Bezard; Michael P. Hill; Alan R. Crossman; Jonathan M. Brotchie; Anne Michel; Renee Grimée; Henrik Klitgaard
- Book ID
- 113584480
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 340 KB
- Volume
- 485
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0014-2999
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