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Chathura Kumaragamage
Back to facultyAssistant ProfessorDepartment of RadiologyUniversity of Calgary
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Latest papers
Reversible alterations of brain acetate metabolism associated with alcohol consumption.
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026 · first author
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Reversible alterations of brain acetate metabolism associated with alcohol consumption.
Kumaragamage C, Jiang L, Angarita GA, de Graaf RA, Guidone E, Coppoli A, Behar KL, Gulanski BI, Pittman B, Weinzimer SA, Rothman DL, Krystal JH, Mason GF
Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology2026First author
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