N-acetyl cysteine restores brain glutathione loss in combined 2-cyclohexene-1-one and d-amphetamine-treated rats: Relevance to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder

@article{Dean2011NacetylCR,
  title={N-acetyl cysteine restores brain glutathione loss in combined 2-cyclohexene-1-one and d-amphetamine-treated rats: Relevance to schizophrenia and bipolar disorder},
  author={Olivia M. Dean and Maarten van den Buuse and Michael Berk and David L. Copolov and Christine Mavros and Ashley I. Bush},
  journal={Neuroscience Letters},
  year={2011},
  volume={499},
  pages={149-153}
}
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