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Myofilaments are the
three protein filaments of
myofibrils in
muscle cells. The main
proteins involved are myosin, actin, and titin.
Myosin and
actin are...
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actin myofilaments along each other. Each
myofibril has a
diameter of
between 1 and 2
micrometres (μm). The
filaments of myofibrils,
myofilaments, consist...
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Solar filament, a
solar prominence seen
against the disc of the sun
Myofilament,
filaments of
myofibrils constructed from
proteins Protein filament,...
- part of the
troponin protein complex,
where it
binds to
actin in thin
myofilaments to hold the actin-tropomyosin
complex in place.
Troponin I
prevents myosin...
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binding sites covered by the troponin-tropomyosin
complex on the
actin myofilament and
allowing the
myosin cross-bridges to
connect with the actin. Diad...
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myofibrils consisting of long
protein chains of
myofilaments.
There are
three types of
myofilaments: thin, thick, and
elastic that work
together to produce...
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muscle myofilaments of
myosin and
actin slide past each other,
pulling the Z-lines together.
During an
eccentric contraction, the
myofilaments slide past...
- efficient. This is due to the
reduced ability to cross-link
actin and
myosin myofilaments in over-stretched
heart muscle. No
diagnostic criteria have been agreed...
- store, the
sarcoplasmic reticulum. The rise in
calcium causes the cell's
myofilaments to
slide past each
other in a
process called excitation-contraction coupling...
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muscle contraction to
release and the body to relax.
Decomposition of the
myofilaments occurs between 48 and 60
hours after the peak of
rigor mortis, which...
