Lithium-magnetic resonance imaging in bipolar disorder: non-invasive, direct, in vivo imaging of a drug in its target organ

Peter E Thelwall; David A Cousins

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Lithium-magnetic resonance imaging in bipolar disorder: non-invasive, direct, in vivo imaging of a drug in its target organ

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Peter E. Thelwall (Conceptualization, Writing - original draft), David A. Cousins (Conceptualization, Writing - original draft).

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