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A single motoneurone supplies many muscle fibres, and the neurone together with these muscle fibres forms a functional unit, commonly known as the motor unit. When the neurone is excited, this excitation is transmitted to all the muscle fibres it supplies.
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© 1978 G. Vrbová, T. Gordon and R. Jones
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Vrbová, G., Gordon, T., Jones, R. (1978). The mammalian motor unit. In: Nerve-Muscle Interaction. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9541-9_7
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