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. 1967 Apr;30(2):91–98. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.30.2.91

Comparison of voluntary and reflex activation of motor units. Functional organization of motor neurones.

B Ashworth, L Grimby, E Kugelberg

PMCID: PMC496148 PMID: 6034110

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