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Holmium laser temperature‐jump apparatus for kinetic studies of muscle contraction
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Holmium laser temperature‐jump apparatus for kinetic studies of muscle contraction

J. J. Smith, J. A. McCray, M. G. Hibberd and Y. E. Goldman
Review of scientific instruments, v 60(2), pp 231-236
Feb 1989

Abstract

VARIATIONS DESIGN LASERS PHOTON COLLISIONS ENERGY ABSORPTION EQUIPMENT CONTRACTION MEDIUM TEMPERATURE KINETICS HOLMIUM TEMPERATURE EFFECTS MUSCLES WATER
A solid‐state holmium3+ –YLF laser‐based temperature‐jump apparatus has been designed, constructed, and used to produce sudden 2–10 °C temperature increases in aqueous media. This temperature jump technique can be used to perturb biological macromolecular assemblies, such as single skeletal muscle fibers, without their disruption and sufficiently rapidly to elicit biologically relevant kinetic information.

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