Studies on biomechanics of skeletal muscle based on the working mechanism of myosin motors: An overview

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 57, Issue 35, 2012, Pages 4533-4544

  Yin, YueHong ^a   Guo, Zhao ^a   Chen, Xing ^a   Fan, YuanJie ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

biomechanical model; molecular motor; sarcomere; skeletal muscle; working mechanism

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871231489     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-012-5438-y     Document Type: Review

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