The sharing principle

Progress in Brain Research

Volumn 123, Issue , 1999, Pages 419-426

  Stephens, J A ^a   Harrison, L M ^a   Mayston, M J ^a   Carr, L J ^a   Gibbs, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HEMIPLEGIA; HUMAN; MOTONEURON; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 0033396811     PISSN: 00796123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/s0079-6123(08)62877-0     Document Type: Article

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