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Functional delay of myelination of auditory delay lines in the nucleus laminaris of the barn owl

  1. Shih-Min Cheng1,2,*,
  2. Catherine E. Carr1

Article first published online: 4 OCT 2007

DOI: 10.1002/dneu.20541

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Developmental Neurobiology

Developmental Neurobiology

Volume 67, Issue 14, pages 1957–1974, December 2007

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Cheng, S.-M. and Carr, C. E. (2007), Functional delay of myelination of auditory delay lines in the nucleus laminaris of the barn owl. Devel Neurobio, 67: 1957–1974. doi: 10.1002/dneu.20541

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    Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4415

  2. 2

    LMCN/NINDS/NIH, MSC 9407, Bethesda, Maryland 20892

*Department of Biology, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742-4415

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 NOV 2007
  2. Article first published online: 4 OCT 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 10 MAY 2007
  4. Manuscript Revised: 8 MAY 2007
  5. Manuscript Received: 11 FEB 2007

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  • NIH. Grant Number: DCD00436
  • The National Organization for Hearing Research (NOHR)

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