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Comment
. 2008 Sep-Oct;8(5):137-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1535-7511.2008.00270.x.

GABA regulates stem cell proliferation before nervous system formation

Doris D Wang, Arnold R Kriegstein, Yehezkel Ben-Ari
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GABA regulates stem cell proliferation before nervous system formation

Doris D Wang et al. Epilepsy Curr. 2008 Sep-Oct.
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  • Histone H2AX-dependent GABA(A) receptor regulation of stem cell proliferation.
    Andäng M, Hjerling-Leffler J, Moliner A, Lundgren TK, Castelo-Branco G, Nanou E, Pozas E, Bryja V, Halliez S, Nishimaru H, Wilbertz J, Arenas E, Koltzenburg M, Charnay P, El Manira A, Ibañez CF, Ernfors P. Andäng M, et al. Nature. 2008 Jan 24;451(7177):460-4. doi: 10.1038/nature06488. Epub 2008 Jan 9. Nature. 2008. PMID: 18185516

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