OBO ID: GO:0030049
Term Name: muscle filament sliding Search Ontology:
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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. 0815316194
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Ontology: GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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