Chapter 16. The functional morphology of thin sensory axons: Some principles and problems

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 113, Issue C, 1996, Pages 255-272

  Kruger, Lawrence ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER; NEUROPATHY; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0030473649     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: 18757855     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0079-6123(08)61093-6     Document Type: Article

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