Axon-glia interactions: Building a smart nerve fiber

Current Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 1997, Pages

  Waxman, Stephen G ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

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ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031194639     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(06)00203-x     Document Type: Article

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