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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 1968 Oct; 31(5): 424–433.
doi: 10.1136/jnnp.31.5.424
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PMID: 5709826

Histochemical composition, distribution of fibres and fatiguability of single motor units. Anterior tibial muscle of the rat.

L Edström and E Kugelberg
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