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Editorial
. 2010 Mar;112(3):521-3.
doi: 10.1097/ALN.0b013e3181cd795d.

At the sharp end of spines: anesthetic effects on synaptic remodeling in the developing brain

Gregory Crosby, Deborah J Culley, Piyush M Patel
Editorial

At the sharp end of spines: anesthetic effects on synaptic remodeling in the developing brain

Gregory Crosby et al. Anesthesiology. 2010 Mar.
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