Innervation of the levator ani and coccygeus muscles of the female rat
β Scribed by Bremer, Ronald E. ;Barber, Matthew D. ;Coates, Kimberly W. ;Dolber, Paul C. ;Thor, Karl B.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 591 KB
- Volume
- 275A
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-276X
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