Ketogenic diet dampens excitatory neurotransmission by shrinking synaptic vesicle pools
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INSTRUMENT(S): Orbitrap Ascend
ORGANISM(S): Mus Musculus (ncbitaxon:10090)
SUBMITTER: 
Gabor Egervari
PROVIDER: MSV000099907 | MassIVE | Fri Nov 14 10:52:00 GMT 2025
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PXD070750
REPOSITORIES: MassIVE
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