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Original Article

Do Primary Afferent Cell Numbers Change in Relation to Increasing Weight and Surface Area in Adult Rats?

Carolyn M. Pover Departments of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Physiology and Biophysics, The Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555-0843
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Maria C. Barnes Departments of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Physiology and Biophysics, The Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555-0843
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Richard E. Coggeshall Departments of Anatomy and Neuroscience, Physiology and Biophysics, The Marine Biomedical Institute, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, 77555-0843
Pages 163-167 | Accepted 15 Mar 1994, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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