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Subcortical White Matter Interstitial Cells: Their Connections, Neurochemical Specialization, and Role in the Histogenesis of the Cortex

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Okhotin, V.E., Kalinichenko, S.G. Subcortical White Matter Interstitial Cells: Their Connections, Neurochemical Specialization, and Role in the Histogenesis of the Cortex. Neurosci Behav Physiol 33, 177–194 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1021778015886

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