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Sleep Drives Metabolite Clearance from the Adult Brain

L Xie, H Kang, Q Xu, M Chen, Y Liao, M Thiyagarajan et al.. Science. 2013.

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In mice, sleep expanded interstitial space about 60% and increased beta-amyloid clearance.

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Mouse study.

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doi.org/10.1126/science.1241224 · PubMed 24136970 · Free full text

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