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A novel relationship between norepinephrine and glutamate in aging: Implications for neurodegenerative disorders

Paul J. Fitzgerald1*
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1 Independent Researcher, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
Advanced Neurology, 025140026 https://doi.org/10.36922/AN025140026
Received: 5 April 2025 | Accepted: 15 April 2025 | Published online: 2 May 2025
© 2025 by the Author(s). This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License ( https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
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