Mechanism of tension generation in muscle: An analysis of the forward and reverse rate constants

Biophysical Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2865-2874

  Davis, Julien S ^a   Epstein, Neal D ^a  

^a NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FOLDING; TEMPERATURE ACCLIMATIZATION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 34147100026     PISSN: 00063495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1529/biophysj.106.101477     Document Type: Article

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