Projections from the Brain to the Spinal Cord

The Spinal Cord

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 168-179

  Watson, Charles ^a   Harvey, Alan R ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374247-6.50015-8     Document Type: Chapter

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