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. 1965 Oct;180(4):864–870. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1965.sp007736

Silent period produced by unloading of muscle during voluntary contraction.

R W Angel, W Eppler, A Iannone
PMCID: PMC1357427  PMID: 5880366

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