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. 1964 Jan;170(1):138–152. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1964.sp007319

On the role of calcium in the excitation-contraction process of frog sartorius muscle

K A P Edman, D W Grieve
PMCID: PMC1368743  PMID: 14135589

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