Single motor units of mammalian muscle
The Journal of PhysiologyPublished 1 May 1965Open access
M. S. Devanandan, Rosamond M. Eccles, R. A. Westerman
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In the present investigation single motor units were activated by stimulating motoneurones by means of current pulses passed between an intracellular micro-electrode and an indifferent electrode and activated the muscle fibres of the motor unit.
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