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Research Article

Increase of hippocampal glutamate after electroconvulsive treatment: A quantitative proton MR spectroscopy study at 9.4 T in an animal model of depression

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Pages 447-457 | Received 07 Sep 2010, Accepted 05 Apr 2011, Published online: 18 Jul 2011

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