Rate coding is compressed but variability is unaltered for motor units in a hand muscle of old adults.

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• Publication year

  2007

• Venue

  Journal of Neurophysiology

• Publication date

  2007-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1152/JN.01280.2006PMID 17360826
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