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Shapovalov, A.I. (1975). Neuronal organization and synaptic mechanisms of supraspinal motor control in vertebrates. In: Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 72. Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, vol 72. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0031545

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