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Tetanus toxin was injected into gastrocnemius muscles of cats and for 24 h its action on nerve condution of muscle afferents was investigated.
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During this period stimulus threshold and latency remained constant. No signs of fatigue were observed.
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This work was supported by grant No. We 479/4 from the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft
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Wiegand, H., Hilbig, G. & Wellhöner, H.H. Early local tetanus: Does tetanus toxin change the stimulus evoked discharge in afferents from the injected muscle?. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch. Pharmacol. 298, 189–191 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00508628
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