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Electromagnetic Field Stimulation Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease. 治疗阿尔茨海默病的电磁场刺激疗法。

Neurology (Chicago, Ill.) Pub Date : 2024-01-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-05

Felipe P Perez, Jorge Morisaki, Haitham Kanakri, Maher Rizkalla

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Epigenetics of Neurotrauma. 神经创伤的表观遗传学

Neurology (Chicago, Ill.) Pub Date : 2022-01-01

A Dagra, A Barpujari, S Z Bauer, B O Olowofela, S Mohamed, K McGrath, C Robinson, S Robicsek, A Snyder, B Lucke-Wold

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