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Recordings of the change in tension in striated muscle after a sudden alteration of the length have made it possible to suggest how the force between the thick and thin muscle filaments may be generated.
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HUXLEY, A., SIMMONS, R. Proposed Mechanism of Force Generation in Striated Muscle. Nature 233, 533–538 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/233533a0
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