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The Comparative Anatomy of Neurons: Homologous Neurons in the Medial Geniculate Body of the Opossum and the Cat

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Morest, D.K., Winer, J.A. (1986). References. In: The Comparative Anatomy of Neurons: Homologous Neurons in the Medial Geniculate Body of the Opossum and the Cat. Advances in Anatomy Embryology and Cell Biology, vol 97. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70652-3_7

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