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Protection for anaesthetized mice

A cognition-enhancing drug called CX546 prevents the neurodegenerative effects of repeated anaesthesia in infant mice by promoting neuronal changes associated with learning and by protecting neurons from death.

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Cornelissen, L., Berde, C. Protection for anaesthetized mice. Nature 536, 36–37 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/536036a

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