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ORIGINAL PAPER

The Synaptic Vesicle Protein CSP alpha Prevents Presynaptic Degeneration.
Fernandez-Chacon et al. Neuron. 2004 Apr 22;42(2):237-51.

NEWS

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Un ratón sin una proteína servirá para degeneración neuronal
(A mouse without a protein will help neuronal degeneration).

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