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. 1963 Oct;168(4):911–931. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1963.sp007230

Quantitative aspects of repetitive firing of mammalian motoneurones, caused by injected currents

R Granit, D Kernell, G K Shortess
PMCID: PMC1359475  PMID: 14072865

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