Spinal Cord Injury Reveals Unexpected Function of Cutaneous Receptors

Journal of Neurophysiology

Volumn 90, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 3583-3584

  Pearson, K G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; NERVE STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN RECEPTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINAL CORD TRANSSECTION;

ANIMALS; CATS; FEEDBACK; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; SKIN; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0347382308     PISSN: 00223077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jn.00839.2003     Document Type: Editorial

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