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Immediate Early Gene Expression in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex: Focus on the Barrel Cortex

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Pinaud, R., Filipkowski, R.K., Fortes, A.F., Tremere, L.A. (2006). Immediate Early Gene Expression in the Primary Somatosensory Cortex: Focus on the Barrel Cortex. In: Pinaud, R., Tremere, L.A. (eds) Immediate Early Genes in Sensory Processing, Cognitive Performance and Neurological Disorders. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-33604-6_5

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