Chapter 11.5 Contraction of Skeletal Muscle
BOOK TITLE: Understanding Medical Physiology: A Textbook for Medical Students
Author
1. Bijlani R.L.
ISBN
9788180612213
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10999_78
Edition
3/e
Publishing Year
2004
Pages
17
Author Affiliations
1.
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Chapter keywords
electrical phenomenon,
mechanical process,
excitation-contraction coupling,
action potentials,
sarcoplasmic reticulum junctions,
cisternal membrane,
contractile mechanism,
functional significance,
tropomyosin molecule,
threshold stimulus,
stretched condition,
experimental situation,
asynchronous activation,
calcium channels