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On the attribution of a functional role to joint afferent neurons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

Peter Grigg
Peter Grigg
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Department of Physiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass 01605
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , March 1978 , pp. 152 - 153
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1978

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