Properties of the Isolated Mammalian Small Intestine ( G. I. Motility Lab ) By : K Boparai Instructor : S Sundaram December 09, 2002 Introduction - If we were to compare smooth muscle with skeletal muscle we notice that they are very different from one another. Firstly, smooth muscles have a slow cycling of myosin cross bridges as compared to skeletal muscle. However, the fraction of time that the cross bridges remain attached to the actin filaments is believed to be …showed first 75 words of 1819 total…

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