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White Matter “Matters” in Alzheimer’s Disease

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This Research Highlight was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (81930028, 31921003, 91749206, and 81625007)

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  1. Department of Neurology and Center for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China

    Man-Yu Xu, Zhi-Qiang Xu & Yan-Jiang Wang

  2. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Ageing and Brain Diseases, Chongqing, 400042, China

    Man-Yu Xu, Zhi-Qiang Xu & Yan-Jiang Wang

  3. The Institute of Brain and Intelligence, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China

    Yan-Jiang Wang

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Xu, MY., Xu, ZQ. & Wang, YJ. White Matter “Matters” in Alzheimer’s Disease. Neurosci. Bull. 38, 323–326 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-021-00803-8

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