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Ganapathy, V., Fujita, T. (2006). Identity of the High-Affinity Sodium/Carboxylate Cotransporter NaC3 as the N-Acetyl-L-Aspartate Transporter. In: Moffett, J.R., Tieman, S.B., Weinberger, D.R., Coyle, J.T., Namboodiri, A.M.A. (eds) N-Acetylaspartate. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 576. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-30172-0_5
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