Muscle And Innervation Flashcards
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Sliding filament model
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H. E. Huxley 1954 - phase contrast microscopy of myofibrils from glycogen-extracted muscles
A. F. Huxley - interphase microscopy of living muscle fibres
Both showed A band did not move
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Muscle contraction needs Calcium and ATP
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1930s experiment
Without ATP –> rigor
Without calcium –> relaxation