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Properties of Basal Taurine Release in the Rat Striatum in Vivo

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Molchanova, S.M., Oja, S.S., Saransaari, P. (2006). Properties of Basal Taurine Release in the Rat Striatum in Vivo . In: Oja, S.S., Saransaari, P. (eds) Taurine 6. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 583. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33504-9_41

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