Physiology and Ultrastructure of Unipolar Brush Cells in the Vestibulo-Cerebellum

Neurochemistry of the Vestibular System

Volumn , Issue , 2023, Pages 287-301

  Slater, N T ^a   Rossi, D J ^a   Dino M R ^a   Jaarsm, D ^a   Mugnaini, E ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1201/9780203745922-17     Document Type: Chapter

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