Exercise builds brain health: key roles of growth factor cascades and inflammation

@article{Cotman2007ExerciseBB,
  title={Exercise builds brain health: key roles of growth factor cascades and inflammation},
  author={Carl Cotman and Nicole C. Berchtold and Lori-Ann Christie},
  journal={Trends in Neurosciences},
  year={2007},
  volume={30},
  pages={464-472}
}
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