Magnetic resonance imaging at 9.4 T as a tool for studying neural anatomy in non-vertebrates

Catherine K Brinkley1, Nancy H Kolodny, Susan J Kohler

  • 1Department of Biological Sciences, 106 Central Street, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481, USA.

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