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. 1964 Jun;27(3):259–267. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.27.3.259

The effects of D-lysergic acid diethylamide tartrate (LSD-25) on the cholinesterases and monoamine oxidase in the spinal cord: a possible factor in the mechanism of hallucination

K Nandy 1,2, G H Bourne 1,2
PMCID: PMC495737  PMID: 14175297

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