Contraction-Band Formation in Barnacle Myofibrils
- 10 January 1964
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 143 (3602) , 134-136
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.143.3602.134
Abstract
Contractions induced by adenosine triphosphate, in myofibrils isolated from the barnacle, Balanus aquilia, were observed with a phase microscope. The formation of contraction bands was well under way before the A-band came into contact with the Z-membrane. This is in disagreement with the hypothesis that contraction bands are formed when the A-band pushes against the Z-membrane.Keywords
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