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Effects of levetiracetam on the production of nitric oxide

An in vivo study

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    Marie Dagonnier, Marie-Aline Laute, Massimo Pandolfo & Mario Manto MD

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Dagonnier, M., Laute, MA., Pandolfo, M. et al. Effects of levetiracetam on the production of nitric oxide. J Neurol 252, 727–730 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0726-y

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