Force enhancement and mechanisms of contraction in skeletal muscle

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 7 VOLS, Issue , 2005, Pages 2323-2324

  Herzog, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

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EID: 33846921073     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/iembs.2005.1616931     Document Type: Conference Paper

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