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Physiology

the explanation of muscle contraction as thick and thin filaments sliding past each other without changing length.

In physiology, sliding filament theory refers to the explanation of muscle contraction as thick and thin filaments sliding past each other without changing length. This meaning comes from Huxley (1954) in Nature.[1]

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Huxley, H., & Hanson, J. (1954). Changes in the Cross-Striations of Muscle during Contraction and Stretch and their Structural Interpretation. Nature, 173(4412), 973-976. https://doi.org/10.1038/173973a0

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