Single Unit Responses and the Total Afferent Outflow from the Cat's Foot Pad Upon Mechanical Stimulation

Overview

Journal Exp Brain Res

Specialty Neurology

Date 1968 Jan 1

PMID 5721757

Citations 63

Authors

W Janig

R F Schmidt

M Zimmermann

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