Original scientific paper

A Kinetic Model of the Muscular Contraction

B. Gaveau ; Laboratoire Analyse et Physique Mathématique, Paris
Michel Moreau ; Laboratoire de Physique Théorique des Liquides, Paris
B. Schuman ; Laboratoire de Physique Théorique des Liquides, Paris

Abstract

In this article, we build a self consistent mean field deterministic model for the muscular contraction. The two main variables are the number of free myosin heads and the number of myosin heads attached to the actin, just after attachment. The model is natural in the sense that it respects the physico-chemical natural constraints. We calculate the stationary state,
prove that it is stable and calculate the efficiency.

Keywords

muscular contraction; chemical kinetics; efficiency

Hrčak ID:

76883

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/76883

Publication date:

29.6.2004.

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