ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
,
Natural Sciences in General
,
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Actomyosin, isolated from muscle as a gel, retains some of its contractile properties. When exposed to ATP and magnesium the translucent gel shrinks and becomes more dense and opaque it 'superprecipitates'8. Superprecipitation, like muscular contraction, seems to need trace amounts of calcium. ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/205703b0
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