Function of a Muscle Whose Apodeme Travels through a Joint Moved by Other Muscles: Why the Retractor Unguis Muscle in Stick Insects is Tripartite and Has No Antagonist

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Function of a Muscle Whose Apodeme Travels through a Joint Moved by Other Muscles: Why the Retractor Unguis Muscle in Stick Insects is Tripartite and Has No Antagonist

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