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Progressive increase in striatal dopamine synthesis capacity as patients develop psychosis: a PET study

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This work was funded by grant U.1200.04.007.00001.01 from the Medical Research Council (MRC). We are grateful to the volunteers, staff of OASIS and LEO teams (South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust) and GE Imanet.

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Howes, O., Bose, S., Turkheimer, F. et al. Progressive increase in striatal dopamine synthesis capacity as patients develop psychosis: a PET study. Mol Psychiatry 16, 885–886 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/mp.2011.20

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