Striatal dopaminergic loss without parkinsonism in a case of corticobasal degeneration
β Scribed by E. F. Marshall; R. H. Perry; E. K. Perry; M. A. Piggott; P. Thompson; E. Jaros; D. J. Burn
- Book ID
- 109335630
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1997
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 825 KB
- Volume
- 95
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0001-6314
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