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Astrocyte-derived ATP: A New Etiological Factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder

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This Research Highlight was supported by a generous grant (“The project First-Class Disciplines Development”; CZYHW1901) of the Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine in order to build up the “International Collaborative Centre on Big Science Plan for Purinergic Signalling” and grants of the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs to support the stay of PR and PI in Chengdu (G20190236012), and Innovation Team and Talents Cultivation Program of National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine (ZYYCXTD-D-202003), Sichuan Science and Technology Program (2019YFH0108).

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  1. School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, China

    Jie Li, Patrizia Rubini, Yong Tang & Peter Illes

  2. International Collaborative Centre on Big Science Plan for Purinergic Signalling, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, China

    Patrizia Rubini, Yong Tang & Peter Illes

  3. Rudolf Boehm Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Leipzig, 04109, Leipzig, Germany

    Peter Illes

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Li, J., Rubini, P., Tang, Y. et al. Astrocyte-derived ATP: A New Etiological Factor for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neurosci. Bull. 38, 104–106 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-021-00788-4

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