Chapter 17. Functional morphology of nociceptive and other fine sensory endings (free nerve endings) in different tissues

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 113, Issue C, 1996, Pages 273-298

  Messlinger, Karl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; KNEE; MORPHOMETRICS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE ENDING; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0030447445     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)61094-8     Document Type: Article

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