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. 2020 Mar;41(3):E14-E15.
doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6430. Epub 2020 Feb 20.

The Possible Role of Elastic Properties of the Brain and Optic Nerve Sheath in the Development of Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome

P Wostyn  1 , T H Mader  2 , C R Gibson  3 , F L Wuyts  4 , A Van Ombergen  5 , P Zu Eulenburg  6 , P P De Deyn  7
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The Possible Role of Elastic Properties of the Brain and Optic Nerve Sheath in the Development of Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-Ocular Syndrome

P Wostyn et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Mar.
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    Roberts DR, Asemani D, Nietert PJ, Eckert MA, Inglesby DC, Bloomberg JJ, George MS, Brown TR. Roberts DR, et al. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020 Mar;41(3):E16. doi: 10.3174/ajnr.A6431. Epub 2020 Feb 20. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2020. PMID: 32079596 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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