Reorganization of the raccoon cuneate nucleus after peripheral denervation

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 2924-2936

  Rasmusson, Douglas D ^a   Northgrave, Stacey A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNEATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACCOON; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; THALAMUS;

EID: 0031407004     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.1997.78.6.2924     Document Type: Article

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