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. 1965 Sep;47(3):503–524.

Central “Core” Disease of Skeletal Muscle

Ultrastructural and Cytochemical Observations in Two Cases

Nicholas K Gonatas, Martesio C Perez, G Milton Shy, Irene Evangelista

PMCID: PMC1920446 PMID: 14334754

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