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. 1964 Nov;174(3):435–452. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1964.sp007496

Intracellular aspects of stimulating motoneurones by muscle stretch

R Granit, J-O Kellerth, T D Williams
PMCID: PMC1368939  PMID: 14232402

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