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. 1974 Jul 1;62(1):223–227. doi: 10.1083/jcb.62.1.223

PERIPHERAL COUPLINGS IN ADULT VERTEBRATE SKELETAL MUSCLE

Anatomical Observations and Functional Implications

T L Spray 1, R A Waugh 1, J R Sommer 1
PMCID: PMC2109176  PMID: 4600885

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