Actomyosin Definition
ăktə-mīə-sĭn
noun
The system of actin and myosin that, with other substances, constitutes muscle fiber and is responsible for muscular contraction.
American Heritage
A complex of two proteins (actin and myosin) in muscle tissue, interacting with ATP to bring about muscular contraction.
Webster's New World
A complex of actin, myosin, and associated proteins that is responsible for contraction in cells, especially muscle cells.
American Heritage Medicine
Origin of Actomyosin
act(in) myosin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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