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In this chapter we consider some macroscopic and microscopic aspects of how muscles work. The macroscopic behavior of muscle is described by a relationship between force and velocity known as the “force-velocity curve.” We shall see how this relationship is a consequence of the collective behavior of a large number of tiny crossbridges that are the microscopic agents of muscle contraction.
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Hoppensteadt, F.C., Peskin, C.S. (2002). Muscle Mechanics. In: Modeling and Simulation in Medicine and the Life Sciences. Texts in Applied Mathematics, vol 10. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-21571-6_6
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