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The influence of increased muscle spindle sensitivity on Achilles tendon jerk and H-reflex in relaxed human subjects

Christiane Rossi-Durand Laboratoire de Neurobiologie Intégrative et Adaptative, UMR 6149, Université de Provence/CNRS, 52 Faculté de St-Jérôme, case 362, 13397 Marseille Cedex 20, France
Pages 286-295 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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