An ultrastructural connectomic analysis of a higher‐order thalamocortical circuit in the mouse

An ultrastructural connectomic analysis of a higher‐order thalamocortical circuit in the mouse
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小鼠高阶丘脑皮质回路的超微结构连接组学分析

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10.1111/ejn.15092
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
3.4
通讯作者:
Kasthuri, Narayanan
Kasthuri, Narayanan
中科院分区:
医学3区
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作者:
Sampathkumar, Vandana;Miller‐Hansen, Andrew;Murray Sherman, S.;Kasthuri, Narayanan

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