PTEN/PI3K and MAPK signaling in protection and pathology following CNS injuries

Frontiers in Biology - Tập 8 Số 4 - Trang 421-433 - 2013
Chandler L. Walker1, Nai Kui Liu1, Xiao–Ming Xu2
1Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group, Stark Neurosciences Research Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA
2Department of Anatomy & Cell Biology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN 46202, USA

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