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Role of a False Neurotransmitter, Octopamine, in the Pathogenesis of Hepatic and Renal Encephalopathy

Kui Chun LamRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, N.S.W., Australia
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A. R. TallRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, N.S.W., Australia
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G. B. GoldsteinRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, N.S.W., Australia
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S. P. MistilisRoyal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, N.S.W., Australia
Pages 465-472 | Received 12 Jan 1973, Accepted 20 Apr 1973, Published online: 16 Oct 2020

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