Z band dynamics as a function of sarcomere length and the contractile state of muscle
- 1 August 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 1 (2) , 133-142
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.1.2.3609610
Abstract
The Z band in skeletal muscle has two distinct structural states —a relaxed (small square or ss) form and a maximally activated (basket weave or bw) form. We have examined by electron microscopy and ...Keywords
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