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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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