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It is suggested that a link in excitation-contraction coupling involves the movement of a fixed amount of charge free to move between different locations across the membrane.
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SCHNEIDER, M., CHANDLER, W. Voltage Dependent Charge Movement in Skeletal Muscle: a Possible Step in Excitation–Contraction Coupling. Nature 242, 244–246 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/242244a0
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