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What function do calcium ions perform during skeletal muscle contractions?
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∙ 8y ago
During skeletal muscle contraction calcium ions expose myosin binding sites on to the actin. When a nerve sends a signal to a muscle to do some "action" the release of acetylcholine at the neuromuscular junction triggers calcium to be released into the cytoplasm. At rest, the cell has a low concentration of calcium. When the calcium concentration rises, calcium diffuses over to the muscle protein fibers and causes a conformational change. Calcium binds to the troponin and causes it to rotate slightly which forms a crossbridge that drags along the actin fiber and shortens it thus creating muscle fiber contraction.
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∙ 13y agoIn muscle contrarion the ca2+ is release when high contraction.if there is no contraction ca+2 is store in the sacroplasmic rectilum (sr) .
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∙ 12y agoCalcium binds to troponin, alerting its shape.
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∙ 13y agoYes. The presence of Calcium in the sarcomere allows the two principle contractile proteins, actin and myosin, to interact and in doing so, produce force.
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∙ 12y agoSkillet rules.
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