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Frost, H.M., Ferrett, J. & Jee, W. Perspectives: Some Roles of Mechanical Usage, Muscle Strength, and the Mechanostat in Skeletal Physiology, Disease, and Research. Calcif Tissue Int 62, 1–7 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002239900384
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