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Boston University Medical Center researcher's abstract selected by Society for Neuroscience

David Farb, PhD, recently had an abstract selected that was highlighted by the Society for Neuroscience. The abstract details how antioxidants influence dopamine release from striatal synaptosomes. It will be presented at SFN's 37th annual meeting Nov. 7 in San Diego, Calif.

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