Unmyelinated fibers in human spinal ventral roots: C4 to S2

Spinal Cord

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 286-289

  Ko, H Y ^a   Shin, Y B ^a   Sohn, H J ^a   Chang, J H ^a   Ahn, Y H ^a   Ha, Y H ^a  

^a Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cadaver; Human; Unmyelinated fiber; Ventral root

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NONMYELINATED NERVE; PARASYMPATHETIC FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL GANGLION; VENTRAL ROOT;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 63949087217     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2008.97     Document Type: Article

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