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1 myosin -- rank: 1000
myosin definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: the commonest ... in muscle contraction to form actomyosin Webster's 1913 Dictionary Myosin My"o*sin, n. [Gr. ?, a muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.) An ... coagulation of muscle plasma. See Muscle plasma, under Plasma. Note: Myosin belongs to the group of globulins. It is insoluble in ...
2 actomyosin -- rank: 461
... n 1: a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions Merriam Webster's noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary actin + -o- + myosin Date: 1942 a contractile complex of actin and myosin that together with ATP is active during muscular contraction
3 globulin -- rank: 364
... Date: 1845 any of a class of simple proteins (as myosin) that are insoluble in pure water but are soluble in ... applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin, myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute ...
4 Rigor -- rank: 230
... decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual muscle ...
5 myofilament -- rank: 230
... Date: 1949 one of the individual filaments of actin or myosin that make up a myofibril
6 meromyosin -- rank: 230
... s noun Date: 1952 either of two structural subunits of myosin that are obtained especially by tryptic digestion
7 myofibril -- rank: 230
... contractile elements of a muscle cell that are composed of myosin and actin • myofibrillar adjective Oxford Reference Dictionary n. any of ...
8 tropomyosin -- rank: 230
... a complex with troponin regulating the interaction of actin and myosin in muscular contraction
9 Rigor caloris -- rank: 230
... decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual muscle ...
10 rigor mortis -- rank: 230
... decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the individual muscle ...
11 troponin -- rank: 230
... a regulatory protein complex controlling the interaction of actin and myosin and that when combined with calcium ions permits muscular contraction