Ketamine and depression: A special kase for kynurenic acid?

Brain Behav Immun

Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Ireland; Dept of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, St. Patrick's University Hospital, Dublin 8, Ireland. Electronic address:

Published: January 2019

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