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Relationship among cyanide-induced encephalopathy, blood ammonia levels, and brain aromatic amino acid levels in rats

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  1. Department of Environmental Medicine, Institute of Community Medicine, The University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, 305, Ibaraki, Japan

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Yamamoto, Ha. Relationship among cyanide-induced encephalopathy, blood ammonia levels, and brain aromatic amino acid levels in rats. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 50, 274–281 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00191733

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