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A simple model is put forth as an initial attempt to account for the observation that the contractile process is discrete and sychronized over a large region of space.
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Pollack, G.H. (1984). A Proposed Mechanism of Contraction in which Stepwise Shortening is a Basic Feature. In: Pollack, G.H., Sugi, H. (eds) Contractile Mechanisms in Muscle. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 37. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4703-3_75
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