Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 127-133 , July 2008

The microstructure of peripheral nerves

  • James M. Kerns, PhD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: James M. Kerns, PhD, Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Rush University Medical Center, 600 S. Paulina Ave., Chicago, IL 60612.

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PII: S1084-208X(08)00018-9

doi: 10.1053/j.trap.2008.03.001

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia & Pain Management
Volume 12, Issue 3 , Pages 127-133 , July 2008

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