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Original Article

Sex differences in brain MRI abnormalities and neurodevelopmental outcomes in a rat model of neonatal hypoxia-ischemia

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Pages 647-657 | Received 28 Oct 2014, Accepted 28 Apr 2015, Published online: 18 Aug 2015

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