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Therapeutic potential of N,N-dimethyltryptamine in the treatment of psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders

Jakub Schimmelpfennig
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Kamila Jankowiak-Siuda
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  1. Behavioral Neuroscience Lab, SWPS University Faculty of Psychology in Warsaw, Poland; Centrum Neuronauki Behawioralnej, Instytut Psychologii, Uniwersytet SWPS w Warszawie, Polska
Farmakoterapia w Psychiatrii i Neurologii 2023, 39 (2), 115–130
Online publish date: 2024/01/19
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