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. 1964 Apr;98(Pt 2):235–253.

Sites and mode of termination of rubrospinal fibres in the cat

An experimental study with silver impregnation methods

R Nyberg-Hansen 1, A Brodal 1
PMCID: PMC1261279  PMID: 14154426

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