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Comment
. 2012 Nov;5(6):711-2.
doi: 10.1242/dmm.010892.

Lactate-starved neurons in ALS

Bryan A Martinez  1
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Lactate-starved neurons in ALS

Bryan A Martinez. Dis Model Mech. 2012 Nov.

Abstract

Summary and comment on a recent Nature article entitled ‘Oligodendroglia metabolically support axons and contribute to neurodegeneration’ (Lee et al., 2012).

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