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Gripping device for tensile testing of small animal ligaments

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  1. Department of Anatomy, University of Queensland, 4067, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia

    A. W. Parker

  2. School of General Studies—Biology, Tasmanian College of Advanced Education, 7250, Launceston, Tasmania

    N. P. Larsen

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Parker, A.W., Larsen, N.P. Gripping device for tensile testing of small animal ligaments. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 18, 485–487 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02443324

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