Glutamate as a neurotransmitter in the healthy brain.

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Published in J Neural Transm (Vienna) on March 01, 2014

Authors

Y Zhou1, N C Danbolt

Author Affiliations

1: The Neurotransporter Group, Department of Anatomy, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, Blindern, P.O. Box 1105, 0317, Oslo, Norway.

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