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A critique of the papers by Vallbo and Hagbarth

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Muscle Receptors and Movement

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An appraisal of the latter two papers is in effect an appraisal of the methods, the results and the interpretations of human micro-neurography.

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Taylor, A. (1981). A critique of the papers by Vallbo and Hagbarth. In: Taylor, A., Prochazka, A. (eds) Muscle Receptors and Movement. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-06022-1_30

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