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Cytology and Organization of Cell Types: Light and Electron Microscopy

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA

    Rochelle S. Cohen PhD

  2. Professor of Neurobiology and Behavior, The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA

    Donald W. Pfaff PhD

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    P. Michael Conn

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Cohen, R.S., Pfaff, D.W. (2008). Cytology and Organization of Cell Types: Light and Electron Microscopy. In: Conn, P.M. (eds) Neuroscience in Medicine. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60327-455-5_1

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