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Deposition of Gadolinium in the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems and Its Effects on Sensory, Cognitive, and Athletic Implications after Multiple Injections of Gadolinium-Based Contrast Agents in Rats

Xiang Yao, Jingyi Hu, Guangsong Wang, Xiaoning Lin, Jin Sun, Guijiang Dong, Junlong Kang, Wei Feng, Bowen Xie, Yanlin Huang, Xinhua Tian and E. Chen
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2024, 45 (8) 1153-1161; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8295
Xiang Yao
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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Jingyi Hu
bThe Basic Medicine College of Lanzhou University (J.H.), Lanzhou, China
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Guangsong Wang
cDepartment of Radiology (G.W.), Xiang'an Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, Xia Men, China
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Xiaoning Lin
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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Jin Sun
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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Guijiang Dong
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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Junlong Kang
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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Wei Feng
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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Bowen Xie
dSuining Jinghua Senior High School (B.X.), Xuzhou, China
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Yanlin Huang
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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Xinhua Tian
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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E. Chen
aFrom the Department of Neurosurgery (X.Y., X.L., J.S, G.D., J.K., W.F., Y.H., X.T., E.C.), Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, School of Medcine, Xiamen University, XiaMen, China
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