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Intracellular recording and morphology of tectal neurons activated by contralateral nucleus isthmi in toads

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Wang, S., Wu, G. Intracellular recording and morphology of tectal neurons activated by contralateral nucleus isthmi in toads. Chin.Sci.Bull. 42, 1647–1651 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02882578

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