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. 1953 Nov 28;122(2):302–321. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1953.sp005001

Reflex activity of extensor motor units following muscular afferent excitation

E C Alvord Jr, M G F Fuortes
PMCID: PMC1366117  PMID: 13118541

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