Somatotopic localization of c-Fos expression in the spinal cord in response to noxious heat sensation.

Front Neuroanat

Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.

Published: September 2022

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