Clinical translational failure in neuroprotective agents: the steps from animal experiments to clinical trials
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Clinical trials of neuroprotective therapies.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Science Monitor Basic Research
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2325-4416
DOI: 10.12659/msmbr.883750