A positron emission tomography study of voluntarily and electrically contracted human quadriceps
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Marc Vanderthommen PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Claude Depresseux MD, PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
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Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorChristian Degueldre PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorGuy Delfiore PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
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Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorFrancis Sluse PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Michel Crielaard MD, PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
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Marc Vanderthommen PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, BelgiumSearch for more papers by this authorJean-Claude Depresseux MD, PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorPhilippe Bauvir PT
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorChristian Degueldre PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorGuy Delfiore PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Marie Peters PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorFrancis Sluse PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
Search for more papers by this authorJean-Michel Crielaard MD, PhD
Department of Physical Medicine, Cyclotron Research Centre, University of Liège, Liege, Belgium
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