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A Galvanotaxis Assay for Analysis of Neural Precursor Cell Migration Kinetics in an Externally Applied Direct Current Electric Field
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A Galvanotaxis Assay for Analysis of Neural Precursor Cell Migration Kinetics in an Externally Applied Direct Current Electric Field

Published on: October 13, 2012

[Theoretical analysis of direct current field-induced polarization of ohmic neurons]

A Gutman, G Svirskis

    Biofizika
    |May 1, 1995
    PubMed

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