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. 2013 Nov 11;8(11):e78247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0078247

Table 2. The physiological functions responsible for changing the attributes of the angular movement.

Angular movement MN activity Muscle recruitment
amplitude fast fast
average position slow (+fast) slow (+fast)
frequency CPG

Fast and slow relate to fast and slow muscle fibres or motoneurons (MNs), respectively. (+fast) means that additional activity of the fast muscle fibres (or MNs) substantially contributes to producing the average position of the protractor-retractor angle Inline graphic during oscillation.