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VikaD [51]
2 years ago
10

What is the unit of muscular contraction called?

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1 answer:
MaRussiya [10]2 years ago
8 0
A sarcomere is the basic contractile unit of muscle fiber. Each sarcomere is composed of two main protein filaments—actin and myosin—which are the active structures responsible for muscular contraction. The most popular model that describes muscular contraction is called the sliding filament theory.
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