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    V. L. Raghavendra Rao & Ch. R. K. Murthy

  2. Laboratory of Neurochemistry, André-Viallet Clinical Research Center, Hôpital Saint-Luc (University of Montreal), Montreal, Quebec, Canada

    V. L. Raghavendra Rao & Roger F. Butterworth

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Rao, V.L.R., Murthy, C.R.K. & Butterworth, R.F. Glutamatergic synaptic dysfunction in hyperammonemic syndromes. Metab Brain Dis 7, 1–20 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01000437

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