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l-Acetylcarnitine as a histone acetylation modulator in psychiatric disorders

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Peedicayil, J. l-Acetylcarnitine as a histone acetylation modulator in psychiatric disorders. Psychopharmacology 235, 3361–3362 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-018-5043-0

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