The role of ependymosecretion and subependymal glia in neuroprotection

Acta Biologica Cracoviensia Series Zoologia

Volumn 44, Issue , 2002, Pages 69-73

  Srebro, Zbigniew ^a   Sura, Piotr ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Ependymosecretion; Neuroprotection; Subependymal glia

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749143812     PISSN: 0001530X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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