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Metformin pretreatment enhanced learning and memory in cerebral forebrain ischaemia: the role of the AMPK/BDNF/P70SK signalling pathway

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Pages 2211-2219 | Received 22 Aug 2015, Accepted 01 Feb 2016, Published online: 09 Mar 2016

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