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What is contraction of muscles?

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Rhunter961

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11y ago
Updated: 8/21/2019

"Muscle contraction begins with an electrical nerve impulse that results in a release of Ca2+ ions into the myosin-actin structure. The calcium ions in turn produce conformational changes that result in the sliding of the threads through each other, shortening the myosin-actin structure. The collective effect of this process is the contraction of the muscle."

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