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. 1961 Oct;158(3):461–475. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1961.sp006780

Net depolarization and discharge rate of motoneurones, as measured by recurrent inhibition

R Granit, Barbara Renkin
PMCID: PMC1359978  PMID: 13901126

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