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Effect of Cyclic Extension on the Physical Properties of Tendon Collagen and its Possible Relation to Biological Ageing of Collagen

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RIGBY, B. Effect of Cyclic Extension on the Physical Properties of Tendon Collagen and its Possible Relation to Biological Ageing of Collagen. Nature 202, 1072–1074 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2021072a0

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