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... movement tends to be helical ( a spiral ) , and the direction of movement is opposite the propagation direc- tion of the wave . In oarlike flagellar movements , which are also planar , the waves tend to be highly asymmetrical , of ...
... movement tends to be helical ( a spiral ) , and the direction of movement is opposite the propagation direc- tion of the wave . In oarlike flagellar movements , which are also planar , the waves tend to be highly asymmetrical , of ...
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... movement ) or retrograde ( in the direction opposite to the movement ) . The direct waves produce locomotion in a manner analogous to that in which a cat- erpillar walks . When a direct wave reaches a muscle , the muscle contracts and ...
... movement ) or retrograde ( in the direction opposite to the movement ) . The direct waves produce locomotion in a manner analogous to that in which a cat- erpillar walks . When a direct wave reaches a muscle , the muscle contracts and ...
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... Movement , which , in his view , would prevent China from " changing colour " and becoming " revisionist " like the Soviet Union . The movement became a battlefield for the opposing con- cepts of revolution held by Mao , on the one hand ...
... Movement , which , in his view , would prevent China from " changing colour " and becoming " revisionist " like the Soviet Union . The movement became a battlefield for the opposing con- cepts of revolution held by Mao , on the one hand ...
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