Open AccessThe Contractile Structure of Cardiac and Skeletal Muscle
Author(s) -
Charles E. Kossmann,
H. E. Huxley
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/01.cir.24.2.328
Subject(s) - medicine , skeletal muscle , cardiac muscle , myocyte , protein filament , anatomy , myofilament , cardiology , biophysics , biochemistry , biology
Previous findings that have led to the `sliding-filament' model for striated muscle are reviewed, together with some recent observations on isolated filaments produced by a new procedure. The basic structure of the contractile apparatus in skeletal and in cardiac muscle appears to be identical. The relation between certain special features of cardiac muscle and its structure is discussed.
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