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PARTRIDGE1 reported that tendons from the tail of the rat loaded with small lead shot at above 60° C. in distilled water first shorten and thereafter lengthen, that is, contract and relax.
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BANGA, I., BALÓ, J. & SZABÓ, D. Contraction and Relaxation of Collagen Fibres. Nature 174, 788–789 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/174788a0
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