Muscle Contraction
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Muscle contractions guide rohon-beard peripheral sensory axons.

19 Oct 2009 Multiple molecular cues guide neuronal axons to their targets during development. Previous studies in vitro have shown that mechanical stimulation also can affect axon growth; however, whether mechanical force contributes to axon guidance in vivo is ... Read more...

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...

Latest indexed articles for 'Muscle Contraction'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Muscle contractions guide rohon-beard peripheral sensory axons. 19 Oct 2009
• 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
• Location of myofiber damage in skeletal muscle after lengthening contractions. 29 Sep 2009
• Muscle after spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• Predicting the effect of muscle length on fatigue during electrical stimulation. 29 Sep 2009
• Effect of electrode location on surface electromyography changes due to eccentric elbow flexor exercise. 29 Sep 2009
• Discovering anaphylaxis: Elucidation of a shocking phenomenon. 29 Sep 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
• A patient with episodic ataxia and paramyotonia congenita due to mutations in KCNA1 and SCN4A. 20 Sep 2009
• Antioxidants and aging: NMR-based evidence of improved skeletal muscle perfusion and energetics. 16 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
• Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome and stercoral ulcers. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of high-K(+), Na(+)-deficient solution on contractility of the smooth muscles of the porcine trachea. 30 Aug 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

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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)