The neuroprotective roles of BDNF in hypoxic ischemic brain injury (Review)
- Authors:
- Ai Chen
- Li-Jing Xiong
- Yu Tong
- Meng Mao
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Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China, Key Laboratory of Obstetric and Gynecologic and Pediatric Diseases and Birth Defects, Ministry of Education, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China, Laboratory of Early Developmental and Injuries, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, P.R. China - Published online on: December 14, 2012 https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2012.48
- Pages: 167-176
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