Morphological features of thin sensory afferent fibers: A new interpretation of ‘nociceptor’ function

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 74, Issue C, 1988, Pages 253-257

  Kruger, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; LECTIN; SUBSTANCE P;

ANIMAL CELL; CYTOLOGY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; MAMMAL; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; NONHUMAN; SENSORY NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0023682950     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)63021-6     Document Type: Article

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