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Desmin and Muscle contraction

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Difference between Desmin and Muscle contraction

Desmin vs. Muscle contraction

Desmin is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DES gene. Muscle contraction is the activation of tension-generating sites within muscle fibers.

Similarities between Desmin and Muscle contraction

Desmin and Muscle contraction have 6 things in common (in Unionpedia): Cardiac muscle, Myofibril, Protein, Sarcomere, Skeletal muscle, Smooth muscle tissue.

Cardiac muscle

Cardiac muscle (heart muscle) is one of the three major types of muscle, the others being skeletal and smooth muscle.

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Myofibril

A myofibril (also known as a muscle fibril) is a basic rod-like unit of a muscle cell.

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Protein

Proteins are large biomolecules, or macromolecules, consisting of one or more long chains of amino acid residues.

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Sarcomere

A sarcomere (Greek sarx "flesh", meros "part") is the basic unit of striated muscle tissue.

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Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle is one of three major muscle types, the others being cardiac muscle and smooth muscle.

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Smooth muscle tissue

Smooth muscle is an involuntary non-striated muscle.

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Desmin and Muscle contraction Comparison

Desmin has 29 relations, while Muscle contraction has 143. As they have in common 6, the Jaccard index is 3.49% = 6 / (29 + 143).

References

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