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Apoptosis and Necrosis in Brain: Contribution of Glycerophospholipid, Sphingolipid, and Cholesterol-Derived Lipid Mediators

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Farooqui, A. (2009). Apoptosis and Necrosis in Brain: Contribution of Glycerophospholipid, Sphingolipid, and Cholesterol-Derived Lipid Mediators. In: Hot Topics in Neural Membrane Lipidology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09693-3_10

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