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THE rapid shortening of an earthworm is co-ordinated by giant fibres located in the nerve cord1,2. Though the transmission characteristics and anatomy of these giant internuncials are established, their afferent and efferent connexions are unknown3–5.
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ROBERTS, M. Giant-Fibre Reflex of the Earthworm. Nature 186, 167 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186167a0
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