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Biomechanics, Muscle Fibers, and How to Interface Experimental Apparatus to a Computer pp 23–31Cite as

How to Characterize Chemical Reactions Occurring in Muscle Fibers?

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This chapter describes how perturbation analysis methods are used to characterize chemical reactions taking place in muscle fibers. The perturbations include the changes in concentrations of small ligands (ATP and phosphate), length (step and sinusoidal), force, pressure, and temperature. It further discusses the details of sinusoidal analysis, and its correlation with step analysis. It also discusses how series compliance affects the kinetic measurements.

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  1. Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA

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Kawai, M. (2018). How to Characterize Chemical Reactions Occurring in Muscle Fibers?. In: Biomechanics, Muscle Fibers, and How to Interface Experimental Apparatus to a Computer. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72036-4_3

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