Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
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Genes, stress, and depression

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doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2005.01.007

Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental
Volume 54, Issue 5, Supplement , Pages 16-19 , May 2005

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