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Intrafusal muscle fibers are skeletal muscle fibers that serve as specialized sensory organs. They detect the amount and rate of change in length of a muscle. They constitute the muscle spindle, and are innervated by both sensory and motor fibers.
Intrafusal muscle fibers are not to be confused with extrafusal muscle fibers, which contract, generating skeletal movement and are innervated by alpha motor neurons.
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