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A perfect design: The multifunctional muscle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

George Székely
George Székely
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Department of Anatomy, University Medical School, Debrecen H-4012, Hungary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 12 , Issue 4 , December 1989 , pp. 668 - 669
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