Tacrolimus neurotoxicity and the role of the Renin-Angiotensin system.

J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci

Dept. of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (AH); and Dept. of Psychiatry/Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute, Consultation-Liaison Service, University of California San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, CA (JAB).

Published: January 2016

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