Ghrelin accelerates synapse formation and activity development in cultured cortical networks.

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Published in BMC Neurosci on April 17, 2014

Authors

Irina I Stoyanova1, Joost le Feber

Author Affiliations

1: Biomedical Signals and Systems, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mathematics and Computer Sciences, Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Technical Medicine MIRA, BSS, ZH 226, University of Twente, P,O, Box 217, Enschede 7500 AE, The Netherlands. stoyanovai@yahoo.co.uk.

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