The same things that injure the brain of a fetus also injure the brain of an aging person
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Factors known to reduce brain size at birth are also involved in the degenerating brain in old age or Alzheimer's disease 1 0 2and
The same things that injure the brain of a fetus also injure the brain of an aging person 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
All factors that affect the brain of a fetus should be examined in relation to the aging brain 1 0 2Mentions
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