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. 1963 Apr;26(2):148–150. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.26.2.148

The relative importance of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles in the ankle jerk of man

Raymond Levy 1,1
PMCID: PMC495550  PMID: 13930290

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