Large-scale models reveal the two-component mechanics of striated muscle

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2658-2723

  Jarosch, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Muscle contraction; Muscle mechanics; Rotating filaments

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ACTININ; CALCIUM; MYOSIN; PROTEIN; TROPOMYOSIN;

CALCIUM BINDING; FORCE; HEAT; HUMAN; ISOMETRICS; LATENT PERIOD; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRETCHING; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ROTATION; SARCOMERE; SARCOMERE LENGTH; SIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THIN FILAMENT; TORQUE;

EID: 58149265134     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms9122658     Document Type: Review

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