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Decrease in hippocampal neurogenesis during pregnancy: a link to immunity

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    A Rolls, H Schori, A London & M Schwartz

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Rolls, A., Schori, H., London, A. et al. Decrease in hippocampal neurogenesis during pregnancy: a link to immunity. Mol Psychiatry 13, 468–469 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.mp.4002126

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