Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 15 , Pages 2897-2903 , 16 November 2010

A novel method of studying fascicle architecture in relaxed and contracted muscles

,Accepted 19 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2010.07.031

Journal of Biomechanics
Volume 43, Issue 15 , Pages 2897-2903 , 16 November 2010

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