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Comment
. 2019 Sep;597(17):4427-4428.
doi: 10.1113/JP278461. Epub 2019 Aug 6.

Rebuttal from Alex J. Smith and Alan S. Verkman

Alex J Smith  1 , Alan S Verkman  1
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Rebuttal from Alex J. Smith and Alan S. Verkman

Alex J Smith et al. J Physiol. 2019 Sep.
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Keywords: aquaporin-4; csf; glymphatic system.

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