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Impaired ATP Release from Brain Astrocytes May be a Cause of Major Depression

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This insight article was supported by The Project First-Class Disciplines Development of Chengdu University of TCM (CZYHW1901), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81774437, 81973969) and the Science and Technology Program of Sichuan Province, China (2019YFH0108, 2018SZ0257).

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  2. School of Acupuncture and Tuina, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, 610075, China

    Peter Illes, Patrizia Rubini, Haiyan Yin & Yong Tang

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Illes, P., Rubini, P., Yin, H. et al. Impaired ATP Release from Brain Astrocytes May be a Cause of Major Depression. Neurosci. Bull. 36, 1281–1284 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-020-00494-7

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