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Meningeal Lymphatic Vessels: A Drain of the Brain Involved in Neurodegeneration?

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This highlight was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (91749206).

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  1. Department of Neurology and Center for Clinical Neuroscience, Daping Hospital, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China

    Yuan Cheng & Yan-Jiang Wang

  2. Chongqing Key Laboratory of Aging and Brain Diseases, Chongqing, 400042, China

    Yan-Jiang Wang

  3. The Institute of Brain and Intelligence, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, 400042, China

    Yan-Jiang Wang

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Cheng, Y., Wang, YJ. Meningeal Lymphatic Vessels: A Drain of the Brain Involved in Neurodegeneration?. Neurosci. Bull. 36, 557–560 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-019-00456-8

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