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. 1957 Oct 30;138(3):381–400. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1957.sp005857

The behaviour of tonic α and β motoneurones during stimulation of recurrent collaterals

Ragnar Granit, J E Pascoe, Göran Steg
PMCID: PMC1363051  PMID: 13481880

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