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Patterning in synaptic knobs which connect with Mauthner's cell (Ambystoma mexicanum).

C B Kimmel·E Schabtach
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C B Kimmel, E Schabtach. 1974-07-01. Patterning in synaptic knobs which connect with Mauthner's cell (Ambystoma mexicanum).. https://doi.org/10.1002/cne.901560106

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