Considerations on muscle contraction

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 425-433

  Herzog, W ^a   Ait Haddou, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ATP hydrolysis; Brownian motion; Cross bridge theory; Mechanisms of contraction; Molecular motors; Molecular ratchet; Muscle energetics; Skeletal muscle; Sliding filament theory

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; MYOSIN II; ACTIN; MYOSIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THEORY; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ACTINS; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOSINS;

EID: 0036890105     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1050-6411(02)00036-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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