A population of cells in the human thalamic principal sensory nucleus respond to painful mechanical stimuli
โ Scribed by Lenz, Fred A.; Gracely, Richard H.; Rowland, Lance H.; Dougherty, Patrick M.
- Book ID
- 121893690
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1994
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 429 KB
- Volume
- 180
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0304-3940
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