Environmental enrichment inhibits spontaneous apoptosis, prevents seizures and is neuroprotective
10.1038/7449
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Young, D., Lawlor, P. A., Leone, P., Dragunow, M., & During, M. J. (1999). Environmental enrichment inhibits spontaneous apoptosis, prevents seizures and is neuroprotective. Nature Medicine, 5(4), 448–453.

Authors 5
  1. Deborah Young (first)
  2. Patricia A. Lawlor (additional)
  3. Paola Leone (additional)
  4. Michael Dragunow (additional)
  5. Matthew J. During (additional)
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@article{Young_1999, title={Environmental enrichment inhibits spontaneous apoptosis, prevents seizures and is neuroprotective}, volume={5}, ISSN={1546-170X}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/7449}, DOI={10.1038/7449}, number={4}, journal={Nature Medicine}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Young, Deborah and Lawlor, Patricia A. and Leone, Paola and Dragunow, Michael and During, Matthew J.}, year={1999}, month=apr, pages={448–453} }