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A Methionine-Induced Animal Model of Schizophrenia: Face and Predictive Validity
19 May 2015
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BACKGROUND: Modulating the methylation process induces broad biochemical changes, some of which may be involved in schizophrenia. Methylation is in particular central to epigenesis, which is also recognized as a factor in the etiology of schizophrenia. Because methionine administration to patients with schizophrenia has been reported to exacerbate their psychotic symptoms and because mice treated with methionine...
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