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. 1985 Nov;48(5):859–861. doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(85)83846-7

The Flexibility of Isolated Limulus Thick Filaments in Relaxed and Activated States

S-F Fan, M M Dewey, D Colflesh
PMCID: PMC1329413  PMID: 19431598

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