A tetrahydrobiopterin deficit finding in schizophrenia: A confirmation study.

Schizophr Res

Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer's Disease and the Aging Brain, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, United States of America; Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, Columbia University Medical Center, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY, United States

Published: August 2019


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