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Curry, J. W.; Hohl, R.; Noakes, T. D.; Kohn, T. A. (2012). "High oxidative capacity and type IIx fibre content in springbok and fallow deer skeletal muscle suggest fast sprinters with a resistance to fatigue". The Journal of Experimental Biology. 215 (Pt 22): 3997–4005. doi:10.1242/jeb.073684. ISSN 1477-9145. PMC 3597281. PMID 22899533.
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