Definition of "actomyosin" []

• The system of actin and myosin that, with other substances, constitutes muscle fiber and is responsible for muscular contraction. (noun)

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• ""Pericyte actomyosin-mediated contraction at the cell-material interface can modulate the microvascular niche.""
• "Wu S, Reedy MC, Reedy MK (2007) Imaging actomyosin in situ."
• "B, Yu LC (1993) Structural changes in the actomyosin cross-bridges associated with force generation."