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Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in a Rat Model of Syringomyelia after Excitotoxic Spinal Cord Injury
Eric D. Schwartz, Robert P. Yezierski, Pradip M. Pattany, Robert M. Quencer and Raymond G. Weaver
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 1999, 20 (8) 1422-1428;
Eric D. Schwartz
Robert P. Yezierski
Pradip M. Pattany
Robert M. Quencer

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Diffusion-Weighted MR Imaging in a Rat Model of Syringomyelia after Excitotoxic Spinal Cord Injury
Eric D. Schwartz, Robert P. Yezierski, Pradip M. Pattany, Robert M. Quencer, Raymond G. Weaver
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 1999, 20 (8) 1422-1428;
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