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29 citations,
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28 citations,
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28 citations,
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27 citations,
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26 citations,
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26 citations,
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24 citations,
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October 2019 in “Cerebral cortex” Sex neurosteroids cause different effects on hippocampal synaptic plasticity in males and females.
21 citations,
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21 citations,
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18 citations,
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10 citations,
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4 citations,
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4 citations,
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