Muscle contraction: theory and facts

Authors

  • Valentin Borkhvardt Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Faculty of Biology, Saint Petersburg State University, Universitetskaya nab., 7–9, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6480-9077

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2018.202

Abstract

All living organisms and many of their parts are organised in an essentially similar manner: they are closed cavitary bodies. This organisation allows living bodies to change shape by employing hydrostatic forces. It was recently shown that the hydrostatic mechanism lies in the basis of very different morphogenetic processes, and in the basis of muscle contraction (Borkhvardt, 2017). The new hypothesis on the mechanism of muscle contraction explained many issues, but lacked direct proof. Now it seems that such proof has been found.

Keywords:

muscle contraction, hydrostatic mechanism

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Published

2018-08-29

How to Cite

Borkhvardt, V. (2018). Muscle contraction: theory and facts. Biological Communications, 63(2), 106–108. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu03.2018.202

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Vol. 63 No. 2 (2018)

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Communications Arising

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