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The morphology, location and intrafusal fibre type composition of spindles in the jaw-closer muscles of the cat and South American opossum (Monodelphys domestica) were identified histologically and by their myosin isoform composition.
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Bosley, M., Burhanudin, R., Rowlerson, A., Sciote, J.J. (1995). Muscle Spindles in the Masticatory Muscles of the Cat and Opossum. In: Taylor, A., Gladden, M.H., Durbaba, R. (eds) Alpha and Gamma Motor Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1935-5_51
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