The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 652-662 , July 2010

Sclerotomes in the Thoracic and Lumbar Spine, Pelvis, and Hindlimb Bones of Rats

  • Yuzuru Takahashi

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Dr. Yuzuru Takahashi, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, 1-8-1 Inohana, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan.
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  • Seiji Ohtori
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  • Kazuhisa Takahashi

Received 4 June 2009 ,Revised 20 September 2009 ,Accepted 2 October 2009.

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 Supported by a Grant-in-Aid (18689037) for Scientific Research from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.

PII: S1526-5900(09)00780-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.10.007

The Journal of Pain
Volume 11, Issue 7 , Pages 652-662 , July 2010

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