Cerebellar grafting in the oculomotor system as a model to study target influence on adult neurons

Brain Research Reviews - Tập 49 - Trang 317-329 - 2005
Beatriz Benítez-Temiño1, Rosa R. de la Cruz1, Juan J. Tena1, Angel M. Pastor1
1Dept. Fisiología y Zoología, Facultad de Biología, Universidad de Sevilla, Av. Reina Mercedes, 6 41012 Sevilla, E-41012, Spain

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