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Main Authors: Schantz Aimee M, Davis Jeanne, Wang Yan, Liu Jun, Shie Feng-Shiun, Jin Jinghua, Montine Kathleen S, Montine Thomas J, Zhang Jing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-01-01
Series:Journal of Neuroinflammation
Online Access:http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/4/1/2