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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders Volume 4, 2003 - Issue 2
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Original Research

Reduced p75NTR expression delays disease onset only in female mice of a transgenic model of familial amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

BM Küst Department of Medical Physiology, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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N Brouwer Department of Medical Physiology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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IJ Mantingh Department of Medical Physiology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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HWGM Boddeke Department of Medical Physiology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
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JCVM Copray Department of Medical Physiology, University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Pages 100-105 | Received 14 Oct 2002, Accepted 03 Feb 2003, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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