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Cerebral thiamine-dependent enzyme changes in experimental Wernicke's encephalopathy

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Butterworth, R.F. Cerebral thiamine-dependent enzyme changes in experimental Wernicke's encephalopathy. Metab Brain Dis 1, 165–175 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01001778

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