Term Name: | muscle filament sliding |
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Definition: | The sliding of actin thin filaments and myosin thick filaments past each other in muscle contraction. This involves a process of interaction of myosin located on a thick filament with actin located on a thin filament. During this process ATP is split and forces are generated. |
Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0030049] QuickGO AmiGO |