Blockade of Tetrahydrobiopterin Synthesis Protects Neurons after Transient Forebrain Ischemia in Rat: A Novel Role for the Cofactor

Blockade of Tetrahydrobiopterin Synthesis Protects Neurons after Transient Forebrain Ischemia in Rat: A Novel Role for the Cofactor
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阻断四氢生物蝶呤合成可保护大鼠短暂前脑缺血后的神经元:辅因子的新作用

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发表时间:
1999
影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
T. Joh
T. Joh
中科院分区:
医学1区
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作者:
Sunghee Cho;B. Volpe;Y. Bae;O. Hwang;H. Choi;J. Gal;L. Park;C. K. Chu;Jinfa Du;T. Joh

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