Biological Science, Loose-leaf Edition (7th Edition)
Biological Science, Loose-leaf Edition (7th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780135272800
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Greg Podgorski, Emily Taylor, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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The reason for the unbinding of the myosin to actin leading to stiffening of a body (rigor mortis) after death.

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As per the sliding-filament theory of Huxley and Hanson, the muscles contract from the combined action of actin and myosin filaments. The head region of a myosin molecule binds to the actin molecule’s active site, which results in a conformational change. This occurs in the presence of an ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) molecule.

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