The Biophysics of Titin in Cardiac Health and Disease
The giant protein titin is the third myofilament in the cardiac sarcomere. It is responsible for generating passive forces in stretched myocardium and maintaining sarcomere structure. The force generation properties of titin are determined by titin's elastic springlike elements, and this disser...
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The University of Arizona.
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10150/319877 |