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Chemistry of Muscle Contraction: Is Adenosine Triphosphate broken down during a Single Muscle Twitch?

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MOMMAERTS, W. Chemistry of Muscle Contraction: Is Adenosine Triphosphate broken down during a Single Muscle Twitch?. Nature 174, 1083–1084 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1741083a0

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