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. 2013 Apr 3;4(4):243–247. doi: 10.1007/s13238-013-3006-0

Selective secretion of microRNA in CNS system

Qipeng Zhang 1, Jie Xu 1, Qun Chen 1, Xi Chen 1,✉, Ke Zen 1,✉, Chen-Yu Zhang 1,✉
PMCID: PMC4875522  PMID: 23549609

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Xi Chen, Email: xichen@nju.edu.cn.

Ke Zen, Email: kzen@nju.edu.cn.

Chen-Yu Zhang, Email: cyzhang@nju.edu.cn.

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