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Glymphatic clearance is enhanced during sleep.

Erik Kroesbergen, Laurence V Riesselmann, Ryszard S Gomolka

    Biorxiv : the Preprint Server for Biology
    |September 24, 2024
    PubMed
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    Glymphatic clearance in the brain is enhanced during sleep and anesthesia but suppressed during wakefulness. Adjusting for tracer dose is crucial for comparing clearance across different brain states.

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