Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following tablet-based practice of manual dexterity

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Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following tablet-based practice of manual dexterity. / Larsen, Lisbeth Højkjær; Jensen, Thor; Christensen, Mark Schram; Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper; Langberg, Henning; Nielsen, Jens Bo.

In: Physiological Reports, Vol. 4, No. 2, e12684, 2016.

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Larsen, LH, Jensen, T, Christensen, MS, Lundbye-Jensen, J, Langberg, H & Nielsen, JB 2016, 'Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following tablet-based practice of manual dexterity', Physiological Reports, vol. 4, no. 2, e12684. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12684

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Larsen, L. H., Jensen, T., Christensen, M. S., Lundbye-Jensen, J., Langberg, H., & Nielsen, J. B. (2016). Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following tablet-based practice of manual dexterity. Physiological Reports, 4(2), [e12684]. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12684

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Larsen LH, Jensen T, Christensen MS, Lundbye-Jensen J, Langberg H, Nielsen JB. Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following tablet-based practice of manual dexterity. Physiological Reports. 2016;4(2). e12684. https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.12684

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Larsen, Lisbeth Højkjær ; Jensen, Thor ; Christensen, Mark Schram ; Lundbye-Jensen, Jesper ; Langberg, Henning ; Nielsen, Jens Bo. / Changes in corticospinal drive to spinal motoneurones following tablet-based practice of manual dexterity. In: Physiological Reports. 2016 ; Vol. 4, No. 2.

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