A deterministic mechanism producing the loose coupling phenomenon observed in an actomyosin system

BioSystems

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 104-113

  Masuda, Tadashi ^a  

^a TOKYO MEDICAL AND DENTAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actin; Loose coupling; Model; Myosin; Simulation; Tight coupling

Indexed keywords

COUPLING; MODELING; MUSCLE; PROTEIN;

EID: 58149234713     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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