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Original Article

Sensory Innervation of the Raccoon Forepaw: 2. Response Properties and Classification of Slowly Adapting Fibers

D. D. Rasmusson Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4H7
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B. G. Turnbull Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H 4H7
Pages 63-75 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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