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Anatomy of the paranode-node-paranode region in the cat

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  1. Section of Neuroanatomy, Department of Anatomy, University of Gothenburg, Box 33031, S-40033, Göteborg, Sweden

    C. -H. Berthold & M. Rydmark

  2. Department of Anatomy, Karolinska Institutet, Box 60400, S-10401, Stockholm, Sweden

    C. -H. Berthold & M. Rydmark

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Acknowledgment. This work was supported by the Swedish Medical Research Council; Project No. 03157.

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Berthold, C.H., Rydmark, M. Anatomy of the paranode-node-paranode region in the cat. Experientia 39, 964–976 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01989761

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