If schizophrenia is enantiomorphism, is light the morphogen?

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 233-238

  Quested, D J ^a  

^a EALING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENANTIOMER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

EID: 0029872552     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-9877(96)90247-9     Document Type: Article

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