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The Charge-Transfer Model of Myofilamentary Interaction: Prediction of Force Enhancement and Related Myodynamic Phenomena

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Multiple Muscle Systems

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The exact mechanism of myofilamentary energy conversion and force production in skeletal muscle remains shrouded in mystery. Although a large amount of information is available on the structure and function of the tension-generating subunits of the actin and myosin filaments, the intricate processes of inter-molecular force production are still not understood. On the contrary, established theories and models of muscular contraction are now being seriously challenged on the grounds of new experimental evidence (Pollack, 1983).

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    Jack M. Winters

  2. Department of Surgery Division of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of California at San Diego School of Medicine, 92093, La Jolla, California, USA

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Hatze, H. (1990). The Charge-Transfer Model of Myofilamentary Interaction: Prediction of Force Enhancement and Related Myodynamic Phenomena. In: Winters, J.M., Woo, S.LY. (eds) Multiple Muscle Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-9030-5_2

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