Force-velocity and tension transient measurements from Drosophila jump muscle reveal the necessity of both weakly-bound cross-bridges and series elasticity in models of muscle contraction
Katelyn Jarvis, Kaylyn M. Bell, Amy K. Loya, Douglas M. Swank, Sam Walcott
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MyosinMuscle contractionActinContraction (grammar)JumpMechanicsSarcomereUpper and lower boundsBiophysicsPhysicsElasticity (physics)ChemistryAnatomyThermodynamicsMyocyteMathematicsMathematical analysisBiologyQuantum mechanicsEndocrinologyBiochemistryCardiomyopathy and Myosin StudiesForce Microscopy Techniques and ApplicationsMuscle activation and electromyography studies