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1.
Acetylcholine is released
at
neuromuscular junction 2. AP is propagated along membrane & down T-tubule 3. Ca released from SR via a voltage gated Ca channel 4. Ca binds to Troponin-C - conformation changes favor tropomyosin opening actin myosin binding sites. 5. myosin cross-bridges attach-detach from actins... pulls filament toward M-line. 6. Ca is removed by Ca-pump (uptake by SR) 7. tropomyosin blocks actin sites and muscle relaxes. |