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Alterations of synaptic plasticity in aged rats: Evidence of functional and morphological studies

Qiong Xiang, Xian-Hui Li, Xin-Xing Fang

    Technology and Health Care : Official Journal of the European Society for Engineering and Medicine
    |January 9, 2018
    PubMed
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    Keywords:
    Agingcognitive deficitshippocampal neuronssynaptic plasticity

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