Phox2b and the homeostatic brain

Genetic Basis for Respiratory Control Disorders

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 25-44

  Brunet, Jean François ^a   Goridis, Christo ^a  

^a ECOLE NORMALE SUPÉRIEURE   (France)

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EID: 46149125419     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-70765-5_3     Document Type: Chapter

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