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Pollack, G.H., Blyakhman, F.A., Liu, X., Nagomyak, E. (2005). Sarcomere Dynamics, Stepwise Shortening and the Nature of Contraction. In: Sugi, H. (eds) Sliding Filament Mechanism in Muscle Contraction. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 565. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24990-7_9
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