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noun Biochemistry.
- a complex protein, consisting of myosin and actin, that is the major constituent of skeletal muscle and is thought to interact with ATP to cause muscle contraction.
noun
- a complex protein in skeletal muscle that is formed by actin and myosin and which, when stimulated, shortens to cause muscle contraction
n.
- A protein complex that is the essential contractile substance of muscle, composed of the globulin myosin and actin.
Actomyosin contractility mechanisms in a variety of cell types. (a
Embryonic ring closure: Actomyosin rings do the two-step | JCB
Force generated by actomyosin contraction builds bridges between