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. 2021 Oct;22(10):650-651.
doi: 10.1038/s41583-021-00514-z.

Aquaporin 4 and glymphatic flow have central roles in brain fluid homeostasis

Mootaz M Salman  1   2 , Philip Kitchen  3 , Jeffrey J Iliff  4   5   6 , Roslyn M Bill  7
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Aquaporin 4 and glymphatic flow have central roles in brain fluid homeostasis

Mootaz M Salman et al. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2021 Oct.
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