(eli5) How do muscles contract on a molecular level?
In: Chemistry
Im not 100% sure on the molecular level, but I imagine it has to do with complicated protein folding. Something to the tune of a relatively large protein molecule that, when introduced to some sort of stimulus (at a guess, probably either an electric shock or a particular enzyme) refolds itself into a more compact form. Probably has to do with hydrogen bonds and/or van der whaal’s interactions
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