An alternant method to the traditional NASA hindlimb unloading model in mice

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 49, 2011, Pages

  Ferreira, J Andries ^a   Crissey, Jacqueline M ^a   Brown, Marybeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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EID: 80355149191     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2467     Document Type: Article

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