Seeking axon guidance molecules in the adult rat CNS.

Prog Brain Res

Département de Pathologie et Biologie Cellulaire, Centre de Recherche en Sciences Neurologiques, Université de Montréal, C.P. 6128, succursale Centre-ville, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.

Published: December 2002

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