Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch
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Tuesday, February 09, 2010

Muscle after spinal cord injury.

29 Sep 2009 The morphological and contractile changes of muscles below the level of the lesion after spinal cord injury (SCI) are dramatic. In humans with SCI, a fiber-type transformation away from type I begins 4-7 months post-SCI and reaches a new steady ... Read more...

The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in skeletal muscle of patients with sleep disorders.

29 Sep 2009 An increased capillary network has been observed in skeletal muscle of patients with restless legs syndrome (RLS) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS). This finding could be due to upregulation of growth factors responsible for angiogenesis. ... Read more...

Compartmentalization in the triceps brachii motoneuron nucleus and its relation to muscle architecture.

18 Sep 2009 Each fascicle of the triceps brachii (TB) can be independently recruited during movement execution. To investigate the anatomical basis of this selective control and to gain insight into its functional role in adult rats, we carried out a triple ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Muscle after spinal cord injury. 29 Sep 2009
• The expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in skeletal muscle of patients with sleep disorders. 29 Sep 2009
• Compartmentalization in the triceps brachii motoneuron nucleus and its relation to muscle architecture. 18 Sep 2009
• Cardiac and skeletal muscle fatty acid transport and transporters and triacylglycerol and fatty acid oxidation in lean and Zucker diabetic fatty rats. 10 Aug 2009
• Cardiomyopathy mutations reveal variable region of myosin converter as major element of cross-bridge compliance. 3 Aug 2009
• Calcineurin plays a modulatory role in loading-induced regulation of type I myosin heavy chain gene expression in slow skeletal muscle. 3 Aug 2009
• Causes of fatigue in slow-twitch rat skeletal muscle during dynamic activity. 20 Jul 2009
• Histochemical and immunohistochemical profile of human and rat ocular medial rectus muscles. 15 Jul 2009
• Different fibre populations distinguished by their calcium transient characteristics in enzymatically dissociated murine flexor digitorum brevis and soleus muscles. 17 Jun 2009
• A new variant of proline-rich membrane anchor (PRiMA) of acetylcholinesterase in chicken: expression in different muscle fiber types. 15 Jun 2009
• Regulation of slow and fast muscle myofibrillogenesis by Wnt/beta-catenin and myostatin signaling. 9 Jun 2009
• Effects of cannabinoids on caffeine contractures in slow and fast skeletal muscle fibers of the frog. 7 Jun 2009
• Coefficients for active transport and thermogenesis of Ca2+-ATPase isoforms. Jun 2009
• Myofilament incorporation determines the stoichiometry of troponin I in transgenic expression and the rescue of a null mutation. 7 May 2009
• Qualitatively different cross-bridge attachments in fast and slow muscle fiber types. 6 May 2009
• The mechanism of spontaneous oscillatory contractions in skeletal muscle. 4 May 2009
• Effects of ovariectomy on rat genioglossal muscle contractile properties and fiber-type distribution. 29 Apr 2009
• Upregulation of MHC class I in transgenic mice results in reduced force-generating capacity in slow-twitch muscle. 29 Apr 2009
• Decreased muscle ACE activity enhances functional response to endurance training in rats, without change in muscle oxidative capacity or contractile phenotype. 28 Apr 2009
• Novel epigenetic regulation of skeletal muscle myosin heavy chain genes. Focus on "Differential epigenetic modifications of histones at the myosin heavy chain genes in fast and slow skeletal muscle fibers and in response to muscle unloading". 27 Apr 2009

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Technical information about 'Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch'

Definition: Skeletal muscle fibers characterized by their expression of the Type I MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN isoforms which have low ATPase activity and effect several other functional properties - shortening velocity, power output, rate of tension redevelopment.

Descriptor UI: D018657

Alternative terms: Muscle Fibers, Slow-Twitch; Fiber, Slow-Twitch Muscle; Fibers, Slow-Twitch Muscle; Muscle Fiber, Slow-Twitch; Muscle Fibers, Slow Twitch; Slow-Twitch Muscle Fiber; Slow-Twitch Muscle Fibers; Muscle Fibers, Type I; Muscle Fibers, Red; Fiber, Red Muscle; Fibers, Red Muscle; Muscle Fiber, Red; Red Muscle Fiber; Red Muscle Fibers;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; cytology; drug effects; enzymology; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; parasitology; pathology; physiology; radiation effects; radiography; radionuclide imaging; secretion; transplantation; ultrastructure; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: A10.690.552.500.500.700; A11.620.249.700;

History Note: 95