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Emetine-induced myopathy and carnitine deficiency

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Kuntzer, T., Reichmann, H., Bogousslavsky, J. et al. Emetine-induced myopathy and carnitine deficiency. J Neurol 237, 495–496 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00314772

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