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Magnesium protection against in vitro cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid haemorrhage

G. J. Pyne MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford
,
T. A. D. Cadoux-Hudson MRC Biochemical and Clinical Magnetic Resonance Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, Oxford
&
J. F. Clark MRC Collaborative Centre, Mill Hill, London, UK
Pages 409-415 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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