Historical perspective on heart function: the Frank–Starling Law

Vasco Sequeira1, Jolanda van der Velden1
1Department of Physiology, Institute for Cardiovascular Research, VU University Medical Center, Van der Boechorststraat 7, 1081 BT, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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