Models for infantile spasms: an arduous journey to the Holy Grail.
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Models for infantile spasms: an arduous journey to the Holy Grail.
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Model of infantile spasms induced by N-methyl-D-aspartic acid in prenatally impaired brain.Ann Neurol. 2007 Feb;61(2):109-19. doi: 10.1002/ana.21082. Ann Neurol. 2007. PMID: 17315208
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