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Metabolic deactivation of low-grade glioma during chemotherapy

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Cantonal Hospital, 5001, Aarau, Switzerland

    Ulrich Roelcke MD

  2. Dept. of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland

    Matthias Wyss

  3. Dept. of Oncology and Hematology, Cantonal Hospital, 5001, Aarau, Switzerland

    Esther Bärtschi

  4. Dept. of Oncology, University Hospital, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland

    Silvia Hofer

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Roelcke, U., Wyss, M., Bärtschi, E. et al. Metabolic deactivation of low-grade glioma during chemotherapy. J Neurol 254, 668–669 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0321-x

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