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An implication for Serotonin in the pathophysiology of epilepsy has been suggested in experimental and clinical papers.
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Lunardi, G. et al. (1996). Tryptophan and Epilepsy. In: Filippini, G.A., Costa, C.V.L., Bertazzo, A. (eds) Recent Advances in Tryptophan Research. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 398. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0381-7_15
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