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6 - Oxidative stress and neuronal resilience – implications for the pathophysiology of bipolar disorder

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 May 2016

Jair C. Soares
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University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Allan H. Young
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King's College London
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Bipolar Disorders
Basic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications
, pp. 61 - 69
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2016

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