Mechanical Transients and the Origin of Muscular Force

A. F. Huxley; Emily Simmons

doi:10.1101/sqb.1973.037.01.081

January 1, 1973Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative Biology

Mechanical Transients and the Origin of Muscular Force

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This symposium contribution reviews and discusses speculative ideas regarding the sliding-filament theory and the origin of force in a contracting muscle fiber.

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This work aims to address the mechanisms underlying force generation in contracting muscle fibers based on earlier theories.
Combined discussion of current ideas on force origin with a review of previous concepts.
Followed experimental work based on earlier hypotheses.
Insights into the contraction mechanism have evolved since initial theories.
Continued investigation into muscle contraction has bolstered understanding of muscular force generation.

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This paper discusses theoretical models and experimental work regarding the sliding-filament theory and the origin of force in contracting muscle fibers.

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Huxley et al. (1973) reported a review. This symposium contribution reviews and discusses speculative ideas regarding the sliding-filament theory and the origin of force in a contracting muscle fiber.

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