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Jochen Zange, Kathrin Schopen, Kirsten Albracht, Darius A. Gerlach, Petra Frings-Meuthen, Nicola A. Maffiuletti, Wilhelm Bloch, Jörn Rittweger
Using the Hephaistos orthotic device to study countermeasure effectiveness of neuromuscular electrical stimulation and dietary lupin protein supplementation, a randomised controlled trial
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