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Biophys. J. BioFAST: First Published October 5, 2007. doi:10.1529/biophysj.107.122309
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MUSCLE AND CONTRACTILITY

Muscle thixotropy: more than just cross-bridges?

Miklós SZ Kellermayer 1*, Pasquale Bianco 1, Zsolt Mártonfalvi 1, Attila Nagy 1, András Kengyel 1, Dávid Szatmári 1, Tamás Huber 1, Marco Linari 2, Marco Caremani 2 and Vincenzo Lombardi 2

1 University of Pécs
2 University of Florence

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: miklos.kellermayer.jr{at}aok.pte.hu.

Submitted on September 18, 2007
Revised on September 19, 2007
Accepted on 20 September 2007


  Abstract
Although Campbell and Lakie in an Editorial Letter suggested that exclusive cross-bidge action is behind muscle thixotropy, recent findings and our preliminary observations suggest that additional mechanisms could also be involved.

Key Words: PEVK, actin, cross-bridge, thixotropy, titin






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