Vagus nerve stimulation reduces infarct size in rat focal cerebral ischemia
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Conflicts of interest
A full listing of A.G.S.’s competing interests is available at www.biomarkers.org.
Acknowledgements
I.A. was supported by T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (5T32CA009502). A.G.S. was supported by PHS NS38477. Partial support was also provided by P41-RR14075 and the MIND Institute. We thank Dr. Eng Lo for his helpful comments on the manuscript.
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