Contributions of the d-serine pathway to schizophrenia

@article{Labrie2012ContributionsOT,
  title={Contributions of the d-serine pathway to schizophrenia},
  author={Viviane Labrie and Albert H. C. Wong and John C. Roder},
  journal={Neuropharmacology},
  year={2012},
  volume={62},
  pages={1484-1503}
}
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