Branched Chain Amino Acids (BCAAs) in brain

Handbook of Neurochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology: Amino Acids and Peptides in the Nervous System

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 117-131

  Hutson, S M ^a   Sweatt, A J ^a   Lanoue, K F ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-30373-4_6     Document Type: Chapter

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