Gap Junctions Couple Astrocytes and Oligodendrocytes
โ Scribed by Jennifer L. Orthmann-Murphy; Charles K. Abrams; Steven S. Scherer
- Book ID
- 107575003
- Publisher
- Humana Press Inc
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 808 KB
- Volume
- 35
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0895-8696
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