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Stretch reflex and reciprocal innervation. Stretching of skeletal muscles around a joint produces contraction of the stretched muscle via excitation of Ia afferent fibers and relaxation of its antagonists by reciprocal Ia inhibition via Ia inhibitory interneurons. For further explanations see text.
