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. 1954 Sep;40(9):863–870. doi: 10.1073/pnas.40.9.863

THE STRUCTURE OF THE SCHWANN CELL AND ITS RELATION TO THE AXON IN CERTAIN INVERTEBRATE NERVE FIBERS*

Betty Ben Geren 1,2,3, Francis O Schmitt 1,2,3
PMCID: PMC534183  PMID: 16589576

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