Bidirectional neuron - glia interactions triggered by deficiency 2 of glutamate uptake at spinal sensory synapses
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4 5 Hui Nie, Haijun Zhang, and Han-Rong Weng* 6 Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, The 7 University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA 8 9 *Correspondence: 10 Han-Rong Weng, M.D., Ph.D. 11 Department of Pain Medicine 12 Unit 409 13 The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center 14 1400 Holcombe Blvd. 15 Houston, TX 77030-4009 USA 16 Tel: 713-745-0446 17 Fax: 713-745-2956 18 E-mail: [email protected] 19 20 Running title: Neuron-Glial Interaction 21
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تاریخ انتشار 2010