Sliding Filament Theory
- Created by: Yzyl Quintana
- Created on: 20-02-17 22:29
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Nerve impulse arrives at a neuromuscular joint
Causes the release of Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum
Ca2+ diffuses into the sarcoplasm
Initiates the movement of the protein filaments...
- Ca2+ attaches to troponin molecule causing it to move
- Tropomyosin on the actin filament shifts its position, exposing myosin-binding sites on…
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