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Longitudinal Whole-Brain N-Acetylaspartate Concentration in Healthy Adults

D.J. Rigotti, I.I. Kirov, B. Djavadi, N. Perry, J.S. Babb and O. Gonen
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2011, 32 (6) 1011-1015; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2452
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