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. 1963 Oct;168(4):890–910. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1963.sp007229

Delayed depolarization and the repetitive response to intracellular stimulation of mammalian motoneurones

R Granit, D Kernell, R S Smith
PMCID: PMC1359474  PMID: 14072864

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