Simulations of motor unit discharge patterns (Powers et al. 2011)


Powers RK, Elbasiouny SM, Rymer WZ, Heckman CJ. (2012). Contribution of intrinsic properties and synaptic inputs to motoneuron discharge patterns: a simulation study. Journal of neurophysiology. 107 [PubMed]

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