Term Name:	muscle filament sliding
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Definition:	The sliding of actin thin filaments and myosin thick filaments past each other in muscle contraction. This involves a process of interaction of myosin located on a thick filament with actin located on a thin filament. During this process ATP is split and forces are generated.
Ontology:	GO: Biological Process [GO:0030049]    QuickGO    AmiGO