Glycine therapy of schizophrenia [2]

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 684-685

  Javitt, D C ^a   Waziri, R ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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GLYCINE;

HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029860379     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0006-3223(96)00269-7     Document Type: Letter

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