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. 1952 Jul 28;117(3):380–390. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1952.sp004755

The physiological cost of negative work

B C Abbott, Brenda Bigland, J M Ritchie
PMCID: PMC1392548  PMID: 14946742

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