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Phenomena well known in chemical spectroscopy are used to explain muscular contraction; fundamental reasons for excluding alternative explanations are outlined.
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McCLARE, C. A Quantum Mechanical Muscle Model. Nature 240, 88–90 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1038/240088a0
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