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. 1964 Nov;174(3):348–369. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1964.sp007492

The ventro-basal nucleus of the thalamus: potential fields, synaptic transmission and excitability of both presnyaptic and post-synaptic components

P Andersen, C McC Brooks, J C Eccles, T A Sears
PMCID: PMC1368935  PMID: 14232398

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