The numbers of limb motor neurons in the human lumbosacral cord throughout life

Tomlinson, B.E., Irving, Dorothy·1977·Journal of the Neurological Sciences

DOI 10.1016/0022-510x(77)90069-7

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Authors: Tomlinson, B. E., & Irving, D.
Venue: Journal of the Neurological Sciences
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 1977-11
Volume: 34
Issue: 2
Pages: 213-219
ISSN: 0022-510X (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/0022-510x(77)90069-7
OpenAlex: W2033533841
Cited by: 598
References: 0
FWCI: 2.45
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed

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