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. 1957 Mar 11;135(3):655–672. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1957.sp005737

The action of tetanus toxin on the inhibition of motoneurones

V B Brooks, D R Curtis, J C Eccles
PMCID: PMC1358940  PMID: 13417129

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