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Original Article

Behavioral and Morphological Consequences of Primary Astrocytes Transplanted into the Rat Cortex Immediately After Nucleus Basalis Ibotenic Lesion

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Pages 63-85 | Received 20 Jan 2000, Accepted 02 Mar 2000, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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