Why are there three types of intrafusal muscle fibers?

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 123, Issue , 1999, Pages 121-131

  Taylor, A ^a   Ellaway, P H ^a   Durbaba, R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; GAMMA MOTONEURON; GAMMA NERVE FIBER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY NERVE;

EID: 0033376440     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)62849-6     Document Type: Article

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