actinomyosin
actinomyosin
[‚ak·tə·nō′mī·əs·ən] (biochemistry)
A protein complex formed by the combination of actin and myosin during muscle contraction.
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Cross [20] also found that tenderness is due to the connective tissues and
actinomyosin effect in young animals that have less cross bonding muscles than in old animals.
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