Molecular genetic visualization of a rare subset of unmyelinated sensory neurons that may detect gentle touch

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Nature Neuroscience

• Publication date

  2007-08-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1038/nn1937PMID 17618277
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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