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Group III and IV muscle afferents differentially affect the motor cortex and motoneurones in humans
Article first published online: 29 FEB 2008
DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.140426
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Martin, P. G., Weerakkody, N., Gandevia, S. C. and Taylor, J. L. (2008), Group III and IV muscle afferents differentially affect the motor cortex and motoneurones in humans. The Journal of Physiology, 586: 1277–1289. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2007.140426
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- Issue published online: 29 FEB 2008
- Article first published online: 29 FEB 2008
- (Received 11 July 2007; accepted 16 September 2007; first published online 20 September 2007)
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