What are the functions of the following structures? Nebulin: Troponin: Tropomyosin: Draw and label these components on the thin filament.What is the physical relationship between the 2 types of filaments?

What are the functions of the following structures? Nebulin: Troponin: Tropomyosin: Draw and label these components on the thin filament.What is the physical relationship between the 2 types of filaments?

Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)

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Author:Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan

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Chapter4: Cells

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Nebulin:

Troponin:

Tropomyosin:

Draw and label these components on the thin filament.What is the physical relationship between the 2 types of filaments?

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