At the roots of plant neurobiology

Plant Electrophysiology: Methods and Cell Electrophysiology

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 3-43

  Shepherd, V A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-29119-7_1     Document Type: Chapter

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