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Molecular Approach to the Study of Neural Function and Differentiation

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Neurobiology constitutes one of the most challenging aspects of cellular and development biology due to the complexity of the central nervous system and to the diversity of the behavioral patterns among evolved eukaryotic organisms.

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Portier, M.M., Croizat, B., Berthelot, F., Edde, B., Paulin, D., Gros, F. (1983). Molecular Approach to the Study of Neural Function and Differentiation. In: Celis, J.E., Bravo, R. (eds) Gene Expression in Normal and Transformed Cells. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4541-1_1

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