Review Article

Thin Filament-Reconstituted Skinned Muscle Fibers for the Study of Muscle Physiology

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Confocal fluorescent micrograph of muscle fibers at each step of thin filament removal and reconstitution. (a) Control cardiac muscle fibers. (b) Gelsolin-treated muscle fibers. (c) Actin-filament-reconstituted muscle fibers. Actin filament was stained with rhodamine-phalloidin. Scale bar: 5 μm.
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