Fighting brain tumors while protecting the brain: the stem cell story.

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  • David Spencer
چکیده

2011;76;e69 Neurology David Spencer story Fighting brain tumors while protecting the brain : The stem cell April 23, 2011 This information is current as of http://www.neurology.org/content/76/13/e69.full.html located on the World Wide Web at: The online version of this article, along with updated information and services, is rights reserved. Print ISSN: 0028-3878. Online ISSN: 1526-632X. All since 1951, it is now a weekly with 48 issues per year. Copyright © 2011 by AAN Enterprises, Inc. ® is the official journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Published continuously Neurology

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Neurology

دوره 76 13  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011