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REVIEW ARTICLE

Multiple levels of impaired neural plasticity and cellular resilience in bipolar disorder: Developing treatments using an integrated translational approach

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Pages 84-95 | Received 11 Mar 2013, Accepted 25 Jul 2013, Published online: 02 Sep 2013

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