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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
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In the early 1900s, Charles Sherrington examined microscope slides of muscles, nerves, the spine and the brain and traced the connections between them building a picture of how muscles are controlled. Researchers today still use principles he established.
Find out more about the link between nerves, muscles and balance at www.oxfordsparks.net/box.

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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
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Jo Dunkley
Robert Llewellyn
Keywords
microscopy
nerves
muscles
spine
brain
neurology
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 05/03/2015
Duration: 00:04:52

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