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BioMed Research International
Volume 2016, Article ID 4062579, 7 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/4062579
Research Article

Docosahexaenoic Acid Rescues Synaptogenesis Impairment and Long-Term Memory Deficits Caused by Postnatal Multiple Sevoflurane Exposures

Guorong Tao,1 Yan Luo,1 Qingsheng Xue,1 Guohui Li,2 Yongchang Tan,1 Jinglei Xiao,1 and Buwei Yu1

1Department of Anesthesiology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China
2Department of Anesthesiology, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai 200025, China

Received 5 March 2016; Revised 7 July 2016; Accepted 12 July 2016

Academic Editor: Paula I. Moreira

Copyright © 2016 Guorong Tao et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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