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Chi Zhang1, Yingxin Gao1

  • 1Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, 220 Upson Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.

Journal of Biomechanics
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Keywords:
DGCExtracellular matrix of skeletal muscleLateral transmissionMyofiber

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