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Muscle Contraction
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Definition of 'Muscle Contraction'A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments. Common names: Muscle Contraction; Contraction, Muscle; Contractions, Muscle; Muscle Contractions; Muscular Contraction; Contraction, Muscular; Contractions, Muscular; Muscular Contractions; Inotropism; Inotropisms |
Saturday, November 07, 2009
The brain in its body: motor control and sensing in a biomechanical context.
12 Oct 2009 
Although it is widely recognized that adaptive behavior emerges from the ongoing interactions among the nervous system, the body, and the environment, it has only become possible in recent years to experimentally study and to simulate these ... Read more...
The role of CACNA1S in predisposition to malignant hyperthermia.
11 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is an inherited pharmacogenetic disorder of skeletal muscle, characterised by an elevated calcium release from the skeletal muscle sarcoplasmic reticulum. The dihydropyridine receptor (DHPR) plays an essential ... Read more...
29 Sep 2009 BACKGROUND: Practitioners often presuppose that obesity will increase neuraxial technique difficulty in pregnant patients, but few investigators have systematically examined this population for risk factors associated with difficult epidural or ... Read more...
Latest indexed articles for 'Muscle Contraction'
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- The brain in its body: motor control and sensing in a biomechanical context. 12 Oct 2009
- The role of CACNA1S in predisposition to malignant hyperthermia. 11 Oct 2009
- The effect of obesity on neuraxial technique difficulty in pregnant patients: a prospective, observational study. 29 Sep 2009
- The myotonias and susceptibility to malignant hyperthermia. 29 Sep 2009
- Reliability of real-time ultrasound to detect pelvic floor muscle contraction in urinary incontinent women. 22 Sep 2009
- Voluntary motor output is altered by spike-timing-dependent changes in the human corticospinal pathway. 14 Sep 2009
- Emerging principles and neural substrates underlying tonic sleep-state-dependent influences on respiratory motor activity. 10 Sep 2009
- Asymmetric dimethylarginine endogenous inhibition of nitric oxide synthase causes differential vasculature effects. 30 Aug 2009
- Motor circuit abnormalities in first-episode schizophrenia assessed with transcranial magnetic stimulation. 30 Aug 2009
- Lower limb strength in sports-active transtibial amputees. 30 Aug 2009
- Protocol for Physiotherapy Or TVT Randomised Efficacy Trial (PORTRET): a multicentre randomised controlled trial to assess the cost-effectiveness of the tension free vaginal tape versus pelvic floor muscle training in women with symptomatic moderate to severe stress urinary incontinence. 30 Aug 2009
- A cytoskeletal tropomyosin can compromise the structural integrity of skeletal muscle. 30 Aug 2009
- Lowering of sensory, motor, and pain-tolerance thresholds with burst duration using kilohertz-frequency alternating current electric stimulation: part II. 30 Aug 2009
- Fatigue-related changes in fascicle-tendon geometry over repeated contractions: difference between synergist muscles. 30 Aug 2009
- Jitter recordings with concentric needle electrodes. 30 Aug 2009
- Effects of unilateral electromyostimulation superimposed on voluntary training on strength and cross-sectional area. 30 Aug 2009
- Changes in joint angle, muscle-tendon complex length, muscle contractile tissue displacement, and modulation of EMG activity during acute whole-body vibration. 30 Aug 2009
- Effects of prednisolone on skeletal muscle contractility in mdx mice. 30 Aug 2009
- Long-term evaluation of isolated gastrocnemius fascia lengthening in children with cerebral palsy using gait analysis. 30 Aug 2009
- Electromyographic evaluation in children having rapid maxillary expansion. 30 Aug 2009
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Technical information about 'Muscle Contraction'
Definition: A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.
Descriptor UI: D009119
Alternative terms: Muscle Contraction; Contraction, Muscle; Contractions, Muscle; Muscle Contractions; Muscular Contraction; Contraction, Muscular; Contractions, Muscular; Muscular Contractions; Inotropism; Inotropisms;
Related Mesh Headings: Muscle Relaxation; Muscle Fatigue; Muscle Strength;
Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;
Tree Number: G11.427.590.540;
History Note: 65(64)
Technical Notes: do not use for HEART or MYOCARDIUM ( = MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION) or UTERUS ( = UTERINE CONTRACTION)