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Jihong Zhang1, Mengyu Liu2, Duohao Wang1

  • 1Department of Neurology, Affiliated Nanjing Brain Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China.

Behavioural Brain Research
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Keywords:
GABAergic neuronsParahippocampal cortexPostrhinal cortexSpatial memory

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