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How chemotherapy damages the central nervous system

Chemotherapy adversely affects cognitive function both acutely and chronically, but little is known about the underlying mechanisms. A new study shows that short-term chemotherapy causes not only acute injury to progenitor cells, but also delayed damage to myelin.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Meyers, Christina A
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2397491/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18439322
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/jbiol73