Role of neurotrophins in central synapse formation and stabilization
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Vicario-Abejón, C., Owens, D., McKay, R., & Segal, M. (2002). Role of neurotrophins in central synapse formation and stabilization. Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 3(12), 965–974.

Authors 4
  1. Carlos Vicario-Abejón (first)
  2. David Owens (additional)
  3. Ronald McKay (additional)
  4. Menahem Segal (additional)
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@article{Vicario_Abej_n_2002, title={Role of neurotrophins in central synapse formation and stabilization}, volume={3}, ISSN={1471-0048}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nrn988}, DOI={10.1038/nrn988}, number={12}, journal={Nature Reviews Neuroscience}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Vicario-Abejón, Carlos and Owens, David and McKay, Ronald and Segal, Menahem}, year={2002}, month=dec, pages={965–974} }