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Production and Absorption of Work by Muscle: Work absorbed in stretching a contracting muscle can reverse the chemical processes of activity.

A. V. HillAuthors Info & Affiliations
Science
25 Mar 1960
Vol 131, Issue 3404
pp. 897-903
DOI: 10.1126/science.131.3404.897
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Volume 131 | Issue 3404
25 March 1960

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