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Neurological Research
A Journal of Progress in Neurosurgery, Neurology and Neurosciences
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Original Research Paper

Evaluation of ghrelin, nesfatin-1 and irisin levels of serum and brain after acute or chronic pentylenetetrazole administrations in rats using sodium valproate

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Pages 923-929 | Received 15 Feb 2018, Accepted 19 Jul 2018, Published online: 15 Aug 2018

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