Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions during Learning May Occur by Lactate Signaling Rather than Metabolism.

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Museo Storico della Fisica e Centro Studi e Ricerche "Enrico Fermi,"Rome, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica, Sapienza Università di RomaRome, Italy.

Published: February 2016


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