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Differential contributions of spinal and cortical motoneurons to input–output properties of human small hand muscle

Ayame OishiDepartment of NeurologyFaculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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Shozo TobimatsuDepartment of Clinical NeurophysiologyFaculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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Katsuya OgataDepartment of Clinical NeurophysiologyFaculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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Takayuki TaniwakiDepartment of NeurologyFaculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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Naoko KinukawaDepartment of Medical InformaticsFaculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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Hiroyoshi ToyoshibaDepartment of Medical InformaticsFaculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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Jun-Ichi KiraDepartment of NeurologyFaculty of Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-Ku, Fukuoka812-8582, Japan
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