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Manji, H., Zarate, C. Molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying mood stabilization in bipolar disorder: implications for the development of improved therapeutics. Mol Psychiatry 7 (Suppl 1), S1–S7 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4001068

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