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Rediscovering an old friend: a role for insulin growth factor-2 in reducing neurodegeneration, decreasing amyloid beta, and improving memory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 August 2019

Ruth O’Hara  and
Joachim Hallmayer
Ruth O’Hara*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1201 Welch Road, Stanford, California, USA. Emails: roh@stanford.edu; joachimh@stanford.edu
Joachim Hallmayer*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, 1201 Welch Road, Stanford, California, USA. Emails: roh@stanford.edu; joachimh@stanford.edu
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 31 , Issue 7: Issue Theme: Diverse Approaches to Stemming Cognitive Decline , July 2019 , pp. 925 - 927
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