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Blood-brain barrier dysfunction, TGFβ signaling, and astrocyte dysfunction in epilepsy
Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012
DOI: 10.1002/glia.22311
Copyright © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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Heinemann, U., Kaufer, D. and Friedman, A. (2012), Blood-brain barrier dysfunction, TGFβ signaling, and astrocyte dysfunction in epilepsy. Glia, 60: 1251–1257. doi: 10.1002/glia.22311
Publication History
- Issue published online: 12 JUN 2012
- Article first published online: 29 FEB 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 27 JAN 2012
- Manuscript Received: 28 NOV 2011
Funded by
- Alzheimer Society of Canada/CIHR/Astra Zeneca Canada
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