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. 1953 Dec 29;122(3):498–523. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1953.sp005017

Supraspinal control of the muscle spindles and its significance

E Eldred, R Granit, P A Merton
PMCID: PMC1366137  PMID: 13118557

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