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Comment
. 2019 Oct;47(4):258-259.
doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000198.

The Overlooked Role of Fiber Length in Mechanical Load-Induced Growth of Skeletal Muscle

Kent W Jorgenson  1 , Troy A Hornberger
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The Overlooked Role of Fiber Length in Mechanical Load-Induced Growth of Skeletal Muscle

Kent W Jorgenson et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2019 Oct.
No abstract available

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Figure 1.
Geometric Model of Skeletal Muscle Architecture
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Figure 2.
Scale Model of a Plantaris Muscle Undergoing a 13% Increase in Fiber Length
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    Murach KA, Dungan CM, Peterson CA, McCarthy JJ. Murach KA, et al. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2019 Oct;47(4):260. doi: 10.1249/JES.0000000000000197. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2019. PMID: 31524788 No abstract available.

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