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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
Volume 41, 2024 - Issue 5
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Original Articles

Circadian variation in muscle force output in males using isokinetic, isometric dynamometry: can we observe this in multi-joint movements using the muscleLab force-velocity encoder and are they similar in peak and magnitude?

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Pages 709-724 | Received 01 Feb 2024, Accepted 19 Apr 2024, Published online: 09 May 2024

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