Glial Reactivity in Ciliary Neurotrophic Factor-Deficient Mice after Optic Nerve Lesion
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Glial reactivity in ciliary neurotrophic factor-deficient mice after optic nerve lesion.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Neuroscience
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0270-6474,1529-2401
DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.23-13-05416.2003