The development of spontaneous electrical activity in spinal cord cultures
β Scribed by Westbrook, G.L.; Brenneman, D.E.
- Book ID
- 123581336
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 81 KB
- Volume
- 3
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0736-5748
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