fast-twitch skeletal muscle fiber contraction
id: GO:0031443
name: fast-twitch skeletal muscle fiber contraction
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: A process in which force is generated within fast-twitch skeletal muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. Force generation involves a chemo-mechanical energy conversion step that is carried out by the actin/myosin complex activity, which generates force through ATP hydrolysis. The fast-twitch skeletal muscle is characterized by fast time parameters, high force development and fatiguability.
Parent Functions
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GO:0014721 | twitch skeletal muscle contraction |