Direct reprogramming into interneurons: potential for brain repair
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Reprogramming Cells for Brain Repair
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عنوان ژورنال: Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences
سال: 2019
ISSN: 1420-682X,1420-9071
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-019-03193-3