Lithium Crosses the Blood-Brain Barrier

question 12

Multiple Choice

Lithium crosses the blood-brain barrier:

• A)rapidly and completely.
• B)slowly and incompletely.
• C)rapidly but incompletely.
• D)slowly but completely.

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