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Differences in activation patterns between eccentric and concentric quadriceps contractions

Malachy P. Mchugh
,
Timothy F. Tyler
,
Scott C. Greenberg
&
Gilbert W. Gleim
Pages 83-91 | Published online: 09 Dec 2010

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