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Functions Of N-Acetylaspartate and N-Acetylaspartylglutamate in Brain

Evidence of a Role in Maintenance of Higher Brain Integrative Activities of Information Processing and Cognition

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N-Acetylaspartate

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  1. Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research, 140 Old Orangeburg Road, Orangeburg, New York, 10962, USA

    David N. Guilfoyle

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  2. University of Albany, Albany, NY, 12222, USA

    Suzannah B. Tieman

  3. National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA

    Daniel R. Weinberger

  4. McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA, 02178, USA

    Joseph T. Coyle

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Baslow, M.H., Guilfoyle, D.N. (2006). Functions Of N-Acetylaspartate and N-Acetylaspartylglutamate in Brain. In: Moffett, J.R., Tieman, S.B., Weinberger, D.R., Coyle, J.T., Namboodiri, A.M.A. (eds) N-Acetylaspartate. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 576. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30172-0_7

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