The development of muscle spindles in the rat

The morphogenesis of muscle spindles in rat lower hindlimb muscles has been investigated using the electron microscope. The earliest detectable spindles are seen in the 19.5-day foetus and consist of a single myotube bearing simple nerve terminals of the large primary afferent axon from the nearby u...

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Main Author: Milburn, Alice
Published: Durham University 1973
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.465627