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Stretch receptors in the eye muscles of a teleost fish

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Extraocular muscles of a teleost fish,Girella tricuspidata, contain a predominantly phasic stretch receptor, which consists of fine beaded nerve terminals within the red portion of the muscle.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand

    J. C. Montgomery & J. A. Macdonald

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The authors are grateful to Mr V. Straznik for supplying the fish, and to Mrs M. Fisher for histological assistance. Financial support for this work was received from the New Zealand Medical Research Council and the Auckland University Research Committee and University Grants Committee.

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Montgomery, J.C., Macdonald, J.A. Stretch receptors in the eye muscles of a teleost fish. Experientia 36, 1176–1177 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01976111

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