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Electrophysiological characteristics of fibers of the supercilio-auricularis muscle of a rabbit anesthetized with urethane were investigated by intracellular recording. Square pulses (5 msec, 5/sec) were applied to the muscle fibers. The resting membrane potentials, amplitudes and durations of the action potentials, and their latent periods had mean values typical of muscle fibers of the phasic type. It is concluded that the fibers of this muscle are practically homogeneous and belong to the phasic type.
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Yurkyanets, E.A. Electrophysiological characteristics of fibers of the supercilio-auricularis muscle of the rabbit. Bull Exp Biol Med 79, 5–7 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00805489
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