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NEURO-MUSCULAR transmission was investigated in the earthworm, Lumbricus terrestris, by stimulating a segmental nerve with maximal shocks and recording the electrical responses from the surface of the longitudinal muscle.
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HORRIDGE, G., ROBERTS, M. Neuro-Muscular Transmission in the Earthworm. Nature 186, 650–651 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186650a0
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