Evolution of sensory receptor specializations in the glabrous skin

Encyclopedia of Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 39-42

  Dominy, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-008045046-9.00956-6     Document Type: Chapter

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