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Possible Hypothetical Mode of Action of ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Based on DNA Dipole Character and Epigenetics Cover

Possible Hypothetical Mode of Action of ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy) Based on DNA Dipole Character and Epigenetics

By: H. J. Koch  
Open Access
|Nov 2021

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2021-0049 | Journal eISSN: 2719-5384 | Journal ISSN: 0324-1750
Language: English
Page range: 57 - 61
Submitted on: Feb 22, 2021
Accepted on: Mar 27, 2021
Published on: Nov 20, 2021
Published by: Sofia Medical University
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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