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Abstract
When Lombardi and colleagues reported the phenomenon of rapid regeneration of the power stroke after a quick release of muscle fibre during a tetanus, they gave an explanation in terms of detachment of cross-bridges and re-attachment further along the thin filament. We show here that the phenomenon can also be explained on assumptions that lead to a majority of myosin molecules being attached by only one head during steady isometric contraction; the other head may then become attached after a quick release and can add its contribution to the early tension recovery after a second release.Entities:
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Year: 1997 PMID: 9147987 DOI: 10.1023/a:1018641218961
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Muscle Res Cell Motil ISSN: 0142-4319 Impact factor: 2.698