Group Ia synaptic input to fast and slow twitch motor units of cat triceps surae

1 The characteristics of the group Ia synaptic input to triceps surae motoneurones have been examined in pentobarbitone‐anaesthetized cats, using intracellular recording techniques. The mechanical properties of the muscle units innervated by the cells were determined and the motoneurone input resistance values were also measured.

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