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A sarcomere is the basic contractile unit of myocyte (muscle fibre). A sarcomere is composed of two main protein filaments. thin actin and thick myosin filaments, together being the active structures responsible for muscular contraction. The widely accepted theory describing muscular contraction is called the sliding filament theory, which proposes that the active force is generated as actin filaments slide past the myosin filaments, resulting in contraction of an individual sarcomere<ref>Mansfield PJ, Neumann DA. Essentials of kinesiology for the physical therapist assistant e-book. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2018 Oct 23.Available:https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780323544986/essentials-of-kinesiology-for-the-physical-therapist-assistant (accessed 10.7.2022)</ref>. | |||
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A sarcomere is the basic contractile unit of myocyte (muscle fibre). A sarcomere is composed of two main protein filaments. thin actin and thick myosin filaments, together being the active structures responsible for muscular contraction. The widely accepted theory describing muscular contraction is called the sliding filament theory, which proposes that the active force is generated as actin filaments slide past the myosin filaments, resulting in contraction of an individual sarcomere[1].
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- ↑ Mansfield PJ, Neumann DA. Essentials of kinesiology for the physical therapist assistant e-book. Elsevier Health Sciences; 2018 Oct 23.Available:https://www.sciencedirect.com/book/9780323544986/essentials-of-kinesiology-for-the-physical-therapist-assistant (accessed 10.7.2022)
