Viscosity as an inseparable partner of muscle contraction

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 242, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 853-861

  Grazi, Enrico ^a   Di Bona, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Macromolecular osmotic pressure; Muscle contraction; Viscosity

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE; MYOSIN;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CONTRACTION; ENZYME; FROG; KINETICS; MUSCLE; NUMERICAL MODEL; SMALL MAMMAL; STIFFNESS; VISCOSITY;

ARTICLE; GRAVITY; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMERE; VISCOSITY;

ANIMALS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; SARCOMERES; STRESS, MECHANICAL; VISCOSITY;

ANURA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 33748462443     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2006.05.021     Document Type: Article

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