A Review of the Actions of D-cycloserine, a Putative Nootropic Agent, at the NMDA Receptor Complex-Associated Glycine Binding Site

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 40-50

  Allen, J W ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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