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. 2020 Sep;598(18):3813-3814.
doi: 10.1113/JP279715. Epub 2020 Jul 8.

Rebuttal from Marlou L. Dirks, Benjamin T. Wall and Francis B. Stephens

Marlou L Dirks  1 , Benjamin T Wall  1 , Francis B Stephens  1
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Rebuttal from Marlou L. Dirks, Benjamin T. Wall and Francis B. Stephens

Marlou L Dirks et al. J Physiol. 2020 Sep.
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Keywords: insulin resistance; intramuscular lipid accumulation; muscle disuse.

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