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Schizophrenia is a devastating mental disorder characterized by relapsing psychotic episodes accompanied with emotional, professional and social decline. The classical dopamine hypothesis of schizophrenia postulates that hyperactivity of dopaminergic neurotransmission is responsible for the positive...

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Main Authors: Staelens, L, Oltenfreiter, R, Cornelissen, B, Blanckaert, P, De Vos, F, Deforce, D, Dierckx, R, Slegers, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005