EBK ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY
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Author: Hoehn
Publisher: VST
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Neuronal pool is the organization of billions of neurons in the central nervous system. The primary function of neuronal pool is to integrate information received from receptors or different neuronal pools and processed information to other destinations.
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