Search Ontology:
GO: Biological Process
muscle filament sliding
- Term ID
- GO:0030049
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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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