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Afferent trigeminal fibres in the oculomotor nerve and their physiological role

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Histological and electrophysiological demonstration of aberrant afferent trigeminal fibers in the oculomotor trunk.

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Manni, E., Bortolami, R., Pettorossi, V.E. et al. Afferent trigeminal fibres in the oculomotor nerve and their physiological role. Doc Ophthalmol 58, 101–107 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00140906

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