A theory of contraction and a mathematical model of striated muscle

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dc.contributor.authorHatze H.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-15T15:59:52Z
dc.date.available2011-05-15T15:59:52Z
dc.date.issued1973
dc.description.abstractA theory of contraction and an associated model of striated muscle are presented, based on the assumption that chemical energy is being converted into electrical energy which, in turn, is being converted into mechanical energy and heat. The model, set up for the frog sartorius muscle, is able to predict the 'rowing' motion of the cross bridges, the force velocity relation, the tension length curve, the isometric force, all energy rates (heat and work rates), the metabolic rates and all known features of the stretched, stimulated muscle (no ATP splitting, stretching tension higher than isometric tension, etc.). It also offers an alternative explanation for Hill's thermoelastic effect. The significance of Hill's force velocity equation in the context of this theory is also discussed in detail.
dc.description.versionArticle
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Theoretical Biology
dc.identifier.citation40
dc.identifier.citation2
dc.identifier.issn225193
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/11404
dc.subjectadenosine triphosphate
dc.subjectmathematical model
dc.subjectmodel
dc.subjectmuscle contraction
dc.subjectsartorius muscle
dc.subjecttheoretical study
dc.subjectAction Potentials
dc.subjectAdenosine Triphosphate
dc.subjectAnimal
dc.subjectAnura
dc.subjectCalcium
dc.subjectElasticity
dc.subjectElectric Conductivity
dc.subjectEnergy Transfer
dc.subjectHeat
dc.subjectMathematics
dc.subjectModels, Biological
dc.subjectMuscle Contraction
dc.subjectMuscles
dc.subjectMyosins
dc.subjectProbability
dc.subjectTropomyosin
dc.titleA theory of contraction and a mathematical model of striated muscle
dc.typeArticle
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