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combined stimulation of the two antagonistic afferent nerves is then continued 
for some seven seconds and during this period there is little further alteration 
in the grade of contraction of the muscle. Stimulation of the excitatory 
afferent nerve is then discontinued, that of the inhibitory afferent nerve being 
continued unchanged. The muscle immediately relaxes the speed of 
