Muscle Contraction |
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| Muscular Contraction; Muscular Tension; Contraction, Muscle; Contraction, Muscular; Contractions, Muscle; Contractions, Muscular; Muscle Contractions; Muscular Contractions; Tension, Muscle; Tension, Muscular | |
| A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments. | |