A brief history of myelinated nerve fibers: One hundred and fifty years of controversy

Journal of Neurocytology

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 1999, Pages 251-262

  Rosenbluth, Jack ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYELIN;

CELL STRUCTURE; HISTOLOGY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; MYELIN SHEATH; MYELINATED NERVE; MYELINATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHWANN CELL;

EID: 0033505315     PISSN: 03004864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1007083409850     Document Type: Review

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