Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1183-1189 , September 2002

Passive force characteristics of an architecturally complex muscle

,Accepted 8 May 2002.

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Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 35, Issue 9 , Pages 1183-1189 , September 2002

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