Mechanism of Myofilament Sliding in Muscle Contraction
This volume presents the entire proceedings of the symposium organized by one of us (H. S. ) on November 11 to 15, 1991 at Hakone, Japan, under the title of "Mechanism of Myofllament Sliding in Muscle Contraction. " Among various kinds of energy transduction mechanisms in biological system...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer US
1993, 1993
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1993 |
| Series: | Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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Table of Contents:
- Introductory lecture on muscle contraction
- I. Structural Basis of Myofilament Sliding Introduction
- II. Regulatory Mechanisms of Contraction Introduction
- III. Biochemical Aspects of Actin-Myosin Interaction Introduction, Obituary: Ken Hotta
- IV. Properties of Actin-Myosin Sliding Studied by In Vitro Movement Assay Systems Introduction
- V. Properties of Actin-Myosin Sliding and Force Generation Studied by In Vitro Force-Movement Assay Systems Introduction
- VI. Stractural Changes During Contraton Studied by X-Ray Diffraction Introduction
- VII. Kinetic Properties of Actin-Myosin Sliding in Muscle Studied by Flash Photolysis of Caged Substances and Temperature Jump Introduction
- VIII. Kinetic Properties of Actin-Myosin Sliding Studied with Demembranated Systems Introduction
- X. Kinetic Properties of Actin-Myosin Sliding Studied by Energetics Experiments Introduction
- Summary and Discussion of Poster Presentations
- Concluding Discussion Structural changes during contraction
- Muscle contraction mechanisms as studied with in vitro assay systems
- Regulatory mechanisms of muscle contraction
- The cross-bridge cycle in muscle contraction
- How much work from one cross-bridge cycle?
- Summary and Conclusion A. F. Huxley
- Participants
- Contributors Index