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Serotonin Toxicity Associated with Garcinia cambogia Over-the-counter Supplement

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  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Oregon Health and Sciences University, SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CSB-550, Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Annette M. Lopez, Joshua Kornegay & Robert G. Hendrickson

  2. Oregon Poison Center, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road, CSB-550, Portland, OR, 97239, USA

    Annette M. Lopez & Robert G. Hendrickson

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Lopez, A.M., Kornegay, J. & Hendrickson, R.G. Serotonin Toxicity Associated with Garcinia cambogia Over-the-counter Supplement. J. Med. Toxicol. 10, 399–401 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13181-014-0390-7

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