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. 1974 Sep;118(Pt 1):171–186.

An ultrastructural and histochemical study of fibre types in the pectoralis thoracica and iliotibialis muscles of the fowl (Gallus domesticus).

A F MacNaughtan
PMCID: PMC1231530  PMID: 4279242

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