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The theory of muscle contraction developed in Part I is extended to non-isometric cases. The basic feature of the approach is the strong viscous coupling of the movement of the counterionic (K+) layer with the movement of I-filaments. The surface conductance of the K+ layer governs the flux of H+ along the I-filaments which in turns regulates the rate of ATP hydrolysis. The energy output of the muscle becomes the function of its mechanical activity. By assuming linear dependence of the K+ layer's surface conductance on the velocity of shortening Hill's equation has been derived. With a set of reasonably chosen values of the basic parameters of the theory the values of Hill's constants have been computed. The theory has been also shown to provide the observed dependence of the isometric tension on the degree of the myofilamental overlap.
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Amin, M. Theory of muscle contraction II. Isotonic contraction. J Biol Phys 11, 123–126 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01881331
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