Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 30, Issue 10 , Pages 1523-1534 , October 2009

Astrocytes produce the antiinflammatory and neuroprotective agent hydrogen sulfide

Received 14 May 2009 ,Revised 1 June 2009 ,Accepted 5 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2009.06.001

Neurobiology of Aging
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