Muscles as Specialized Actuators

From bib. source

There are different types of muscle in the body: smooth muscle (involuntary) found in the lining of the gastrointestinal tract and arteries, striated cardiac muscle (involuntary) […], and striated skeletal muscles (voluntary).

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Place emphasis on the relative mitochondrial density of different muscle types, and hone in on use cases for which different muscle types may be more or less important.

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bibliography

  • “The Human Machine.” In The Science of Fitness: Power, Performance, and Endurance, 9–38. Waltham, MA: Academic Press, 2015.