Chapter category: Neuroscience
Neurotransmitters and the Development of Neuronal Circuits
Axon Growth and Guidance
Edited by: Dominique BagnardISBN: 978-0-387-76714-7
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Chapter authors:
Tina Reudiger and Juergen Bolz
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Tina Reudiger
Juergen Bolz
Universitaet Jena, Institut für Allgemeine Zoologie und
Tierphysiologie
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