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Cytotoxic Lesions of the Corpus Callosum Caused by Thermogenic Dietary Supplements

J.A. Galnares-Olalde, A.J. Vázquez-Mézquita, G. Gómez-Garza, D. Reyes-Vázquez, V. Higuera-Ortiz, M.A. Alegría-Loyola and A. Mendez-Dominguez
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2019, 40 (8) 1304-1308; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6116
J.A. Galnares-Olalde
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