Receptive properties of embryonic chick sensory neurons innervating skin

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 2560-2568

  Koltzenburg, Martin ^a   Lewin, Gary R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY   (Germany)

^c MAX DELBRÜCK CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHICK EMBRYO; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; MYELINATION; NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE; SKIN NERVE;

EID: 0030680084     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.5.2560     Document Type: Article

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