Motions of myosin heads that drive muscle contraction

News in Physiological Sciences

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 249-254

  Irving, Malcolm ^a   Piazzesi, Gabriella ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

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EID: 0031323967     PISSN: 08861714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiologyonline.1997.12.6.249     Document Type: Article

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