Benedikt Volk (1940-2010): in search of new horizons-voyages of a curious mind.
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Affiliation
Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Marburg, Baldingerstr., 35043, Marburg, Germany, pagenste@med.uni-marburg.de.
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Name: Acta neuropathologica
ISSN: 1432-0533
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- PubMed Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21069359
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00401-010-0771-1
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