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. 1964 May;171(1):139–163. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1964.sp007368

Spontaneous and reflex activity of intercostal gamma motoneurones

G Eklund, C von Euler, S Rutkowski
PMCID: PMC1368783  PMID: 14170139

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