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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is not altered in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients

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xxx, J., Stelmasiak, Z. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is not altered in the serum and cerebrospinal fluid of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients. Neurol Sci 22, 473–474 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s100720200009

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