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The mechanism of kainic acid neurotoxicity

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    J. W. FERKANY, R. ZACZEK & J. T. COYLE

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FERKANY, J., ZACZEK, R. & COYLE, J. The mechanism of kainic acid neurotoxicity. Nature 308, 561 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1038/308561a0

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