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Fol. Biol. 2007, 53, 37-49

https://doi.org/10.14712/fb2007053020037

Valproic Acid, a Molecular Lead to Multiple Regulatory Pathways

M. Kostrouchová1, Z. Kostrouch1, Marta Kostrouchová2

1Laboratory of Molecular Pathology, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
2Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Institute of Inherited Metabolic Disorders of the 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic

Received February 2007
Accepted March 2007

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