Aptamers as new promising entities for therapeutics: our experience from the neurological diseases.
Macarena Hern��ndez-Jim��nez, Fernando de Castro
Author Information
- Macarena Hern��ndez-Jim��nez: Neurovascular Research Unit, Pharmacology and Toxicology Department, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain (Hern��ndez-Jim��nez M). ORCID
- Fernando de Castro: Instituto Cajal-CSIC, Madrid, Spain (de Castro F). ORCID
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