Adaptation of muscle size and myofascial force transmission: A review and some new experimental results

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 349-380

  Huijing, Peter A ^a,b   Jaspers, R T ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

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EID: 28644446444     PISSN: 09057188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2005.00457.x     Document Type: Review

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