Pathophysiology of demyelination and axonal degeneration

Handbook of Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 7, Issue C, 2006, Pages 95-119

  Brown, William F ^a   Nguyen, Anh X ^b   Watson, Bradley V ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE   (Canada)

^b LONDON HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^c CentraCare Clinic   (United States)

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EID: 79957578762     PISSN: 15674231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1567-4231(09)70065-6     Document Type: Article

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