New developments in microneurography of human C fibers

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 170-175

  Forster, Clemens ^a   Schmelz, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

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EID: 0030501298     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1996.11.4.170     Document Type: Article

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