A brief overview of N-acetylaspartate and N-acetylaspartylglutamate

Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology

Volumn 576, Issue , 2006, Pages 1-6

  Coyle, Joseph T ^a  

^a MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84934439115     PISSN: 00652598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/0-387-30172-0_1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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