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KEMALI1 reported that extracts made from the urine of schizophrenic patients, when applied to the cerebral cortex of the unanæsthetized rabbit, produced an epileptic type of activity on the electroencephalographic record. This activity was not seen when equivalent amounts of extracts from the urine of healthy subjects were used.
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GERMAN, G., KEMALI, D. Effect of Extracts from the Urine of Schizophrenic Patients on the Evoked Cortical Response in the Rat. Nature 198, 791–792 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198791a0
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