Activity-dependent synaptic plasticity in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat hypothalamus
✍ Scribed by Aude Panatier; Stephen J. Gentles; Charles W. Bourque; Stéphane H. R. Oliet
- Book ID
- 110113962
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 532 KB
- Volume
- 573
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-3751
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