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Hulliger, M. (1984). The mammalian muscle spindle and its central control. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 101. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 101. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0027694
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