A compensatory subpopulation of motor neurons in a mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
β Scribed by Anneliese M. Schaefer; Joshua R. Sanes; Jeff W. Lichtman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 916 KB
- Volume
- 490
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9967
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