N-Acetylaspartate in the CNS: from neurodiagnostics to neurobiology.

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Published in Prog Neurobiol on January 05, 2007

Authors

John R Moffett1, Brian Ross, Peethambaran Arun, Chikkathur N Madhavarao, Aryan M A Namboodiri

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Genetics, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Building C, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814, USA. jmoffett@usuhs.mil

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