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MUSCLE STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGY J. Rosenbluth, April 2009. MUSCLE. Skeletal muscle Contraction mechanism Excitation-contraction coupling Gross properties of skeletal muscle Cardiac, obliquely striated and smooth muscles Pathology/Clinical examples.
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MUSCLE STRUCTURE AND PHYSIOLOGY J. Rosenbluth, April 2009
MUSCLE • Skeletal muscle • Contraction mechanism • Excitation-contraction coupling • Gross properties of skeletal muscle • Cardiac, obliquely striated and smooth muscles • Pathology/Clinical examples
Low-angle X-ray diffraction of skeletal muscle (meridional pattern)
Low-angle X-ray diffraction of skeletal muscle (equatorial pattern)
Crossbridge position during relaxation (top) vs contraction (bottom)
Attached Released Cocked Force generating Attached Cross-bridge Cycle
Length-Tension Relationship
Muscles Have Heterogenous Properties Twitch Contractions