Muscle Contraction

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  Subject Areas on Research

  • A comparison of perineometer to brink score for assessment of pelvic floor muscle strength. 
  • A literature review of studies evaluating gluteus maximus and gluteus medius activation during rehabilitation exercises. 
  • A maturational model for the study of airway smooth muscle adaptation to mechanical oscillation. 
  • A novel paraplegia model in awake behaving macaques. 
  • A novel urodynamic model for lower urinary tract assessment in awake rats. 
  • A peripheral nerve stimulator for nerve location controlled by the scrubbed anaesthetist. 
  • A spinal GABAergic mechanism is necessary for bladder inhibition by pudendal afferent stimulation. 
  • A system to monitor statin-induced myopathy in individual engineered skeletal muscle myobundles. 
  • A urethral afferent mediated excitatory bladder reflex exists in humans. 
  • Abdominal and lumbar multifidus muscle size and symmetry at rest and during contracted States. Normative reference ranges. 
  • Absence of metabolite formation during nitroglycerin-induced relaxation of isolated blood vessels. 
  • Activation and inhibition of the micturition reflex by penile afferents in the cat. 
  • Activation of MEF2 by muscle activity is mediated through a calcineurin-dependent pathway. 
  • Activity-induced adaptations in skeletal muscles of iron-deficient rabbits. 
  • Adaptation of skeletal muscle to increased contractile activity. Expression nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial proteins. 
  • Addition of nitric oxide donor S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine to selective iNOS inhibitor 1400W further improves contractile function in reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Age-related changes affect rat rotator cuff muscle function. 
  • Agonistic angiotensin II type 1 receptor autoantibodies in postpartum women with a history of preeclampsia. 
  • Airway smooth muscle dynamics: a common pathway of airway obstruction in asthma. 
  • Airway smooth muscle dysfunction in Pompe (Gaa-/- ) mice. 
  • Alpha 1-adrenoceptor activity in arterial smooth muscle following congestive heart failure. 
  • Alterations in the blood velocity profile influence the blood flow response during muscle contractions and relaxations. 
  • Alterations in the rheological flow profile in conduit femoral artery during rhythmic thigh muscle contractions in humans. 
  • Altered urinary bladder function in mice lacking the vanilloid receptor TRPV1. 
  • An anatomical investigation of the human cervical facet capsule, quantifying muscle insertion area. 
  • Analysis of the electromyographic interference pattern. 
  • Angiotensin induces the urinary peristaltic machinery during the perinatal period. 
  • Anisodamine at higher concentrations in inhibiting alpha-adrenergic responses in isolated canine blood vessels. 
  • Anti-inflammatory treatment of muscular injuries in sport. An update of recent studies. 
  • Apparent elastic modulus and hysteresis of skeletal muscle cells throughout differentiation. 
  • Assembly of the dystrophin-associated protein complex does not require the dystrophin COOH-terminal domain. 
  • Assessing multiple muscle activation during squat movements with different loading conditions - an EMG study. 
  • Assessment of upper esophageal sphincter function on high-resolution manometry: identification of predictors of globus symptoms. 
  • Augmented tissue oxygen supply during striated muscle contraction in the hamster. Relative contributions of capillary recruitment, functional dilation, and reduced tissue PO2. 
  • Autocrine-paracrine mechanisms of vascular myocytes in systemic hypertension. 
  • Automatic analysis of the electromyographic interference pattern. Part I: Development of quantitative features. 
  • Automatic analysis of the electromyographic interference pattern. Part II: Findings in control subjects and in some neuromuscular diseases. 
  • Behavior of motor units in human biceps brachii during a submaximal fatiguing contraction. 
  • Behavioral deficits during early stages of aging in Caenorhabditis elegans result from locomotory deficits possibly linked to muscle frailty. 
  • Beta-arrestins specifically constrain beta2-adrenergic receptor signaling and function in airway smooth muscle. 
  • Beyond power amplification: latch-mediated spring actuation is an emerging framework for the study of diverse elastic systems. 
  • Bilateral pudendal afferent stimulation improves bladder emptying in rats with urinary retention. 
  • Bimatoprost, prostamide activity, and conventional drainage. 
  • Biochemical comparison of fast- and slow-contracting squid muscle. 
  • Bioengineered human myobundles mimic clinical responses of skeletal muscle to drugs. 
  • Biological cross-reactivity of rat testis phosphodiesterase activator protein and rabbit skeletal muscle troponin-C. 
  • Biological evaluation of some biphenyl analogs of acetyl-seco-hemicholinium No. 3. 
  • Biological evaluation of some norphenyl analogs of hemicholinium No. 3 and acetyl-seco-hemicholinium No. 3. 
  • Biological evaluation of some terphenyl analogs of hemicholinium No. 3. 
  • Biomechanics and pathophysiology of overuse tendon injuries: ideas on insertional tendinopathy. 
  • Biomimetic engineered muscle with capacity for vascular integration and functional maturation in vivo. 
  • Blockade of L-selectin attenuates reperfusion injury in a rat model. 
  • Blood flow and oxygen uptake increase with total power during five different knee-extension contraction rates. 
  • Blood pressure homeostasis is maintained by a P311-TGF-β axis. 
  • C-nitroso donors of nitric oxide. 
  • C1-esterase inhibitor and a novel peptide inhibitor improve contractile function in reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Calcitonin gene-related peptide and reperfusion injury. 
  • Calcium-activated chloride channel TMEM16A modulates mucin secretion and airway smooth muscle contraction. 
  • Calcium-independent phospholipase A2 participates in KCl-induced calcium sensitization of vascular smooth muscle. 
  • Calmodulin is intrinsically LESS effective than troponin C in activating skeletal muscle contraction. 
  • Can we eliminate placebo in ALS clinical trials? 
  • Canine experimental free muscle transplantation. 
  • Cardiac and muscle fatigue due to relative functional overload induced by excessive stimulation, hypersensitive excitation-contraction coupling, or diminished performance capacity correlates with sarcoplasmic reticulum failure. 
  • Cardiovascular and neuromuscular effects of dimethyl sulfoxide in anesthetized rabbits. 
  • Cell Density and Joint microRNA-133a and microRNA-696 Inhibition Enhance Differentiation and Contractile Function of Engineered Human Skeletal Muscle Tissues. 
  • Central command and the increase in middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity during static arm exercise in women. 
  • Changes in transversus abdominis thickness with use of the abdominal drawing-in maneuver during a functional task. 
  • Characteristics of cat skeletal muscles grafted with intact nerves or with anastomosed nerves. 
  • Characterizing the Bladder's Response to Onabotulinum Toxin Type A Using a Rat Model. 
  • Cholecystokinin bioactivity in human plasma. Molecular forms, responses to feeding, and relationship to gallbladder contraction. 
  • Cholinergic mechanisms involved with histamine hyperreactivity in immune rabbit airways challenged with ragweed antigen. 
  • Chronic high-fat diet decreased detrusor mitochondrial respiration and increased nerve-mediated contractions. 
  • Closed loop electrical control of urinary continence. 
  • Co-operative activation of skeletal muscle thin filaments by rigor crossbridges. The effect of troponin C extraction. 
  • Co-operative interactions between troponin-tropomyosin units extend the length of the thin filament in skeletal muscle. 
  • Comparative anatomy of the angular tissues in the baboon and human eye in relation to pilocarpine response. 
  • Comparison of actual and simulated EMG biofeedback in the treatment of hemiplegic patients. 
  • Comparison of coil designs for peripheral magnetic muscle stimulation. 
  • Comparison of force and power generation patterns and their predictions under different external dynamic environments. 
  • Concerted regulation of skeletal muscle contractility by oxygen tension and endogenous nitric oxide. 
  • Consensus: New methodologies for brain stimulation. 
  • Continuous contractile activity induces fiber type specific expression of HSP70 in skeletal muscle. 
  • Contraction of insulin-resistant muscle normalizes insulin action in association with increased mitochondrial activity and fatty acid catabolism. 
  • Contributions of neural tone to in vivo passive muscle--tendon unit biomechanical properties in a rat rotator cuff animal model. 
  • Controlling the structural and functional anisotropy of engineered cardiac tissues. 
  • Correlation of pain behavior and muscle activity in patients with myofascial pain-dysfunction syndrome. 
  • Creatine kinase-overexpression improves myocardial energetics, contractile dysfunction and survival in murine doxorubicin cardiotoxicity. 
  • Cystometric properties of ileum and right colon after bladder augmentation, substitution or replacement. 
  • Deficiency of α-actinin-3 is associated with increased susceptibility to contraction-induced damage and skeletal muscle remodeling. 
  • Depletion of arterial L-arginine causes reversible tolerance to endothelium-dependent relaxation. 
  • Detecting the onset of hyper-reflexive bladder contractions from the electrical activity of the pudendal nerve. 
  • Detection and inhibition of hyperreflexia-like bladder contractions in the cat by sacral nerve root recording and electrical stimulation. 
  • Detection of Bladder Contractions From the Activity of the External Urethral Sphincter in Rats Using Sparse Regression. 
  • Detection of neurogenic detrusor contractions from the activity of the external anal sphincter in cat and human. 
  • Detrusor instability. 
  • Development and application of human skeletal muscle microphysiological systems. 
  • Development of fast singing muscles in a katydid. 
  • Diabetic urethropathy compounds the effects of diabetic cystopathy. 
  • Differences in exercising limb blood flow variability between cardiac and muscle contraction cycle related analysis during dynamic knee extensor. 
  • Different ontogeny of rate of force generation and shortening velocity in guinea pig trachealis. 
  • Differential sympathetic neural control of oxygenation in resting and exercising human skeletal muscle. 
  • Drebrin-like protein DBN-1 is a sarcomere component that stabilizes actin filaments during muscle contraction. 
  • Dupuytren's fibroblast contractility by sphingosine-1-phosphate is mediated through non-muscle myosin II. 
  • EFFECT OF OVERLOAD ON SPEED OF ELBOW FLEXION AND THE ASSOCIATED AFTEREFFECTS. 
  • EMG of the digastric muscle in gibbon and orangutan: functional consequences of the loss of the anterior digastric in orangutans. 
  • Editorial: Selectivity in beta-adrenergic responses: clinical implications. 
  • Effect of a NOS inhibitor, L-NMMA, on the contractile function of reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Effect of a nitric oxide donor on microcirculation of acutely denervated skeletal muscle during reperfusion. 
  • Effect of cooling on the responsiveness of canine tracheal muscle. 
  • Effect of different troponin T-tropomyosin combinations on thin filament activation. 
  • Effect of hyperbaric oxygenation on left ventricular function. 
  • Effect of lidocaine on endothelin-1-mediated airway smooth muscle contraction in the rat trachea. 
  • Effect of oxygen at high pressure on spontaneous transmitter release. 
  • Effect of substance P on neurally mediated contraction of rabbit airway smooth muscle. 
  • Effect of the posterior cruciate ligament on posterior stability of the knee in high flexion. 
  • Effects of S-nitroso- N-acetylcysteine on contractile function of reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Effects of blackcurrant anthocyanin intake on peripheral muscle circulation during typing work in humans. 
  • Effects of dexamethasone on the contractile function of reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Effects of diazoxide and beta adrenergic drugs on spontaneous and induced uterine activity in the pregnant baboon. 
  • Effects of high frequency electrical stimulation on the size and strength of skeletal muscle. 
  • Effects of inhibition of mitochondrial protein synthesis in skeletal muscle. 
  • Effects of long-term denervation on skeletal muscle in old rats. 
  • Effects of muscle contraction on cytochrome a,a3 redox state. 
  • Effects of perchlorate on the molecules of excitation-contraction coupling of skeletal and cardiac muscle. 
  • Effects of prostaglandin F 2 , oxytocin, and ethanol on the uterus of the pregnant baboon. 
  • Effects of relaxation therapy on patients with type I diabetes mellitus. 
  • Effects of respiratory muscle training (RMT) in children with infantile-onset Pompe disease and respiratory muscle weakness. 
  • Effects of stimulation site and stimulation parameters on bladder inhibition by electrical nerve stimulation. 
  • Efficacy of recombinant human manganese superoxide dismutase compared to allopurinol in protection of ischemic skeletal muscle against "no-reflow". 
  • Electrical stimulation increases hypertrophy and metabolic flux in tissue-engineered human skeletal muscle. 
  • Electrophysiological and biochemical characteristics of Gymnodinium breve toxins. 
  • Emerging clinical applications of electrical stimulation: opportunities for restoration of function. 
  • Endogenous acyl ghrelin is involved in mediating spontaneous phase III-like contractions of the rat stomach. 
  • Endogenous ghrelin and 5-HT regulate interdigestive gastrointestinal contractions in conscious rats. 
  • Epaxial muscle fiber architecture favors enhanced excursion and power in the leaper Galago senegalensis. 
  • Erythromycin lacks colon prokinetic effect in children with functional gastrointestinal disorders: a retrospective study. 
  • Esophagogastric junction contractile integral (EGJ-CI) quantifies changes in EGJ barrier function with surgical intervention. 
  • Ethacrynic acid: acute hemodynamic effects and influence on the in vivo and in vitro response to nitroglycerin in the dog. 
  • Evaluation of in vivo rotator cuff muscle function after acute and chronic detachment of the supraspinatus tendon: an experimental study in an animal model. 
  • Exaggerated smooth muscle contraction segments on esophageal high-resolution manometry: prevalence and clinical relevance. 
  • Excitation-contraction coupling in airway smooth muscle. 
  • Exercise stimulates Pgc-1alpha transcription in skeletal muscle through activation of the p38 MAPK pathway. 
  • Experimental muscle strain injury. Early functional and structural deficits and the increased risk for reinjury. 
  • Expression of airway contractile properties and acetylcholinesterase activity in swine. 
  • Extracellular Ca2+ mobilization in potential-dependent contraction of trachealis of maturing swine. 
  • Familial hypokalemic periodic paralysis. 
  • Fasciated nerve-muscle explants for in vitro comparison of magnetic and electrical neuromuscular stimulation. 
  • Feasibility of vitrification as a storage method for tissue-engineered blood vessels. 
  • Femoral artery inflow in relation to external and total work rate at different knee extensor contraction rates. 
  • Fixed feeding potentiates interdigestive gastric motor activity in rats: importance of eating habits for maintaining interdigestive MMC. 
  • Fluorescence changes on contractile activation in TnC(DANZ) labeled skinned rabbit psoas fibers. 
  • Fluorescence linked enzyme chemoproteomic strategy for discovery of a potent and selective DAPK1 and ZIPK inhibitor. 
  • Foot and ankle problems in rheumatoid arthritis. 
  • Frequency-dependent selection of reflexes by pudendal afferents in the cat. 
  • Functional Assessment of the Efficacy of Oxygen Free Radical Scavengers in the "No-Reflow" Phenomenon in Skeletal Muscle. 
  • Functional TRPV4 channels are expressed in mouse skeletal muscle and can modulate resting Ca2+ influx and muscle fatigue. 
  • Functional and molecular adaptations in skeletal muscle of myoglobin-mutant mice. 
  • Functional evaluation of the grafted wall with porcine-derived small intestinal submucosa (SIS) to a stomach defect in rats. 
  • Functional problems and arthrofibrosis following total knee arthroplasty. 
  • G protein-coupled receptor kinase 5 regulates airway responses induced by muscarinic receptor activation. 
  • G(s)alpha deficiency in skeletal muscle leads to reduced muscle mass, fiber-type switching, and glucose intolerance without insulin resistance or deficiency. 
  • GPCRs and arrestins in airways: implications for asthma. 
  • Genetic deletion of the Tas2r143/Tas2r135/Tas2r126 cluster reveals that TAS2Rs may not mediate bitter tastant-induced bronchodilation. 
  • Ghrelin accelerates gastric emptying via early manifestation of antro-pyloric coordination in conscious rats. 
  • Glucose Uptake and Insulin Response in Tissue-engineered Human Skeletal Muscle. 
  • Guanine nucleotides and alpha 1 adrenergic receptors in the heart. 
  • HDACs in skeletal muscle remodeling and neuromuscular disease. 
  • Hallucal grasping in Nycticebus coucang: further implications for the functional significance of a large peroneal process. 
  • High-dose, but not low-dose, aspirin impairs anticontractile effect of ticagrelor following ADP stimulation in rat tail artery smooth muscle cells. 
  • High-throughput screening for modulators of cellular contractile force. 
  • Hindlimb endpoint forces predict movement direction evoked by intraspinal microstimulation in cats. 
  • Human skeletal muscle fibre contractile properties and proteomic profile: adaptations to 3 weeks of unilateral lower limb suspension and active recovery. 
  • Hurry Up and Get Out of the Way! Exploring the Limits of Muscle-Based Latch Systems for Power Amplification. 
  • Hypoxia reprograms calcium signaling and regulates myoglobin expression. 
  • IL-6 and TNF-alpha expression in, and release from, contracting human skeletal muscle. 
  • Identification of troponin C antagonists from a phage-displayed random peptide library. 
  • Immobilization-induced changes in motor unit force and fatigability in the cat. 
  • Impact of phase of respiration on central venous catheter tip position. 
  • Impact of prostatic radiation therapy on bladder contractility and innervation. 
  • Improved bladder emptying in urinary retention by electrical stimulation of pudendal afferents 
  • Increased vascular smooth muscle contractility in TRPC6-/- mice. 
  • Influence of group B streptococci on piglet pulmonary artery response to bradykinin. 
  • Inhibition of iNOS with 1400W improves contractile function and alters nos gene and protein expression in reperfused skeletal muscle. 
  • Insulin resistance syndrome and cardiovascular disease: genetics and connections to skeletal muscle function. 
  • Insulin resistance syndrome blunts the mitochondrial anabolic response following resistance exercise. 
  • Interactions between sustained contractile activity and beta-adrenergic receptors in regulation of gene expression in skeletal muscles. 
  • Interleukin-1 beta promotes functional recovery of crushed peripheral nerve. 
  • Interleukin-6 production in contracting human skeletal muscle is influenced by pre-exercise muscle glycogen content. 
  • Interlimb symmetry of dynamic knee joint stiffness and co-contraction is maintained in early stage knee osteoarthritis. 
  • Interrelations between contracting striated muscle and precapillary microvessels. 
  • Interrogation of esophagogastric junction barrier function using the esophagogastric junction contractile integral: an observational cohort study. 
  • Intramuscular fatty acid metabolism in contracting and non-contracting human skeletal muscle. 
  • Intraurethral stimulation evokes bladder responses via 2 distinct reflex pathways. 
  • Intravesical liposome administration--a novel treatment for hyperactive bladder in the rat. 
  • Intravesical protamine sulfate and potassium chloride as a model for bladder hyperactivity. 
  • Investigation of the role of prostaglandins in nitroglycerin-induced relaxation of isolated rabbit blood vessels. 
  • Isolated acute hip adductor brevis strain. 
  • Jaw-muscle electromyography during chewing in Belanger's treeshrews (Tupaia belangeri). 
  • Jitter recordings with concentric needle electrodes. 
  • Length oscillation induces force potentiation in infant guinea pig airway smooth muscle. 
  • Lid retraction test. 
  • Limiting impairment of muscle function following ischemia and reperfusion in rabbits. 
  • Lipopolysaccharide upregulates bradykinin 1 receptors in the isolated mouse bladder. 
  • Longitudinal variation in muscle protein expression and contraction kinetics of largemouth bass axial muscle. 
  • Low Volume Aerobic Training Heightens Muscle Deoxygenation in Early Post-Angina Pectoris Patients. 
  • Low-level exertions of the neck musculature: a study of research methods. 
  • Low-volume muscle endurance training prevents decrease in muscle oxidative and endurance function during 21-day forearm immobilization. 
  • Magnitude of spinal muscle damage is not statistically associated with exercise-induced low back pain intensity. 
  • Maturation of acetylcholinesterase expression in tracheal smooth muscle contraction. 
  • Maturation of guinea pig tracheal strip stiffness. 
  • Maturation of neuromodulatory effect of substance P in rabbit airways. 
  • Maturational changes in airway smooth muscle shortening and relaxation. Implications for asthma. 
  • Mechanical loads on the ventilatory muscles. A theoretical analysis. 
  • Mechanisms of reflex bladder activation by pudendal afferents. 
  • Mechanisms of substance P-induced contraction of rabbit airway smooth muscle. 
  • Membrane properties underlying spontaneous activity of denervated muscle fibres. 
  • Metabolic profiling of muscle contraction in lean compared with obese rodents. 
  • Mice lacking Homer 1 exhibit a skeletal myopathy characterized by abnormal transient receptor potential channel activity. 
  • Microvascular hematocrit and red cell flow in resting and contracting striated muscle. 
  • Mitigation of hypertrophic scar contraction via an elastomeric biodegradable scaffold. 
  • Mitochondrial biogenesis in striated muscles: rapid induction of citrate synthase mRNA by nerve stimulation. 
  • Modeling statin myopathy in a human skeletal muscle microphysiological system. 
  • Modulation of smooth muscle contractility by CHASM, a novel member of the smoothelin family of proteins. 
  • Molecular cloning and functional expression of a recombinant 72.5 kDa fragment of the 110 kDa regulatory subunit of smooth muscle protein phosphatase 1M. 
  • Motor functional and morphological findings following end-to-side neurorrhaphy in the rat model. 
  • Motor preparation aspects of cardiovascular reactivity to psychological challenge. 
  • Mouse transgenic lines that selectively label Type I, Type IIA, and Types IIX+B skeletal muscle fibers. 
  • Multi-site Measurements of Muscle O2 Dynamics During Cycling Exercise in Early Post-myocardial Infarction. 
  • Multiple pudendal sensory pathways reflexly modulate bladder and urethral activity in patients with spinal cord injury. 
  • Muscle Oxygen Dynamics During Cycling Exercise in Angina Pectoris Patients. 
  • Muscle activity localization with 31P spectroscopy and calculated T2-weighted 1H images. 
  • Muscle atrophy in patients receiving hemodialysis: effects on muscle strength, muscle quality, and physical function. 
  • Muscle contraction-induced limb blood flow variability during dynamic knee extensor. 
  • Muscle force development after low-frequency magnetic burst stimulation in dogs. 
  • Muscle tetanus and loading condition effects on the elastic and viscous characteristics of the thorax. 
  • Muscle-spring dynamics in time-limited, elastic movements. 
  • Myasthenia gravis: diagnosis. 
  • N-acetylcysteine does not modify nitroglycerin-induced tolerance in canine vascular rings. 
  • Near infrared spectroscopy: in situ studies of skeletal and cardiac muscle. 
  • Near-infrared light therapy to attenuate strength loss after strenuous resistance exercise. 
  • Neural mechanism of acupuncture-induced gastric relaxations in rats. 
  • Neurokinin receptors mediating substance P-induced contraction in adult rabbit airways. 
  • Neuromodulation mediated by neurokinin-1 subtype receptors in adult rabbit airways. 
  • Neuromuscular blocking activity and therapeutic potential of mixed-tetrahydroisoquinolinium halofumarates and halosuccinates in rhesus monkeys. 
  • Nitric oxide and cyclic GMP formation upon electrical field stimulation cause relaxation of corpus cavernosum smooth muscle. 
  • Non-invasive measurement of the input-output properties of peripheral nerve stimulating electrodes. 
  • Novel vascular effects of isoprenaline following pacing-induced heart failure in the dog. 
  • OAB without an overactive bladder in the acute prostaglandin E2 rat model. 
  • On the shape of the normal turns--amplitude cloud. 
  • On the terminology for describing the length-force relationship and its changes in airway smooth muscle. 
  • Once-weekly muscle endurance and strength training prevents deterioration of muscle oxidative function and attenuates the degree of strength decline during 3-week forearm immobilization. 
  • Onset and recovery of neuromuscular blockade after two doses of rocuronium in children. 
  • Ontogenesis of myosin light chain kinase mRNA and protein content in guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle. 
  • Ontogenesis of myosin light chain phosphorylation in guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle. 
  • Ontogenic expression of acetylcholinesterase activity in trachealis of young swine. 
  • Operant conditioning: a new theoretical approach in psychosomatic medicine. 
  • Oxygen transport in resting and contracting hamster cremaster muscles: experimental and theoretical microvascular studies. 
  • Oxygen-coupled redox regulation of the skeletal muscle ryanodine receptor-Ca2+ release channel by NADPH oxidase 4. 
  • PAF-induced contraction of canine trachea mediated by 5-hydroxytryptamine in vivo. 
  • PDGF-BB, IGF-I and mechanical load stimulate DNA synthesis in avian tendon fibroblasts in vitro. 
  • Peripherally administered CRF stimulates colonic motility via central CRF receptors and vagal pathways in conscious rats. 
  • Phasic activation of the external urethral sphincter increases voiding efficiency in the rat and the cat. 
  • Phosphorylation of caldesmon by mitogen-activated protein kinase with no effect on Ca2+ sensitivity in rabbit smooth muscle. 
  • Photoplethysmography and calf muscle function after subfascial endoscopic perforator ligation. 
  • Photoplethysmography and calf muscle pump function after subfascial endoscopic perforator ligation. 
  • Physiologic importance of protein phosphatase inhibitors. 
  • Physiological mechanisms mediating enhanced force generation during development and immune sensitization. 
  • Position-Independent Decoding of Movement Intention for Proportional Myoelectric Interfaces. 
  • Post-exercise hyperemia after ischemic and non-ischemic isometric handgrip exercise. 
  • Postoperative function of "free" jejunal transplants for replacement of the cervical esophagus. 
  • Potentiation of vagal contractile response by thromboxane mimetic U-46619. 
  • Preoperative urodynamic evaluation may predict voiding dysfunction in women undergoing pubovaginal sling. 
  • Prepubertal skeletal muscle growth requires Pax7-expressing satellite cell-derived myonuclear contribution. 
  • Prevalence of hyperactive digastric muscles during swallowing as measured by electromyography in patients with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome. 
  • Problems in Comparing Jitter Values Obtained with Voluntary Activation and Electrical Stimulation. 
  • Production of interleukin-6 in contracting human skeletal muscles can account for the exercise-induced increase in plasma interleukin-6. 
  • Profoundly lower muscle mass and rate of contractile protein synthesis in boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. 
  • Prospective phase I trial of conservative management of low rectal lesions. 
  • Protective effect of hypothermia on contractile force in skeletal muscle. 
  • Protein nutrition and resistance exercise. 
  • Pudendal nerve stimulation evokes reflex bladder contractions in persons with chronic spinal cord injury. 
  • Pulmonary vein contraction before and after radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation. 
  • Purification and characterization of the mammalian myosin light chain phosphatase holoenzyme. The differential effects of the holoenzyme and its subunits on smooth muscle. 
  • Quantitative effects of respiration on venous return during single knee extension-flexion. 
  • RGS2-deficient mice exhibit decreased intraocular pressure and increased retinal ganglion cell survival. 
  • RNA subunit of mitochondrial RNA-processing enzyme is induced by contractile activity in striated muscle. 
  • Randomized phase 2 study of ACE-083, a muscle-promoting agent, in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy. 
  • Rapacuronium augments acetylcholine-induced bronchoconstriction via positive allosteric interactions at the M3 muscarinic receptor. 
  • Rapacuronium preferentially antagonizes the function of M2 versus M3 muscarinic receptors in guinea pig airway smooth muscle. 
  • Real-time in vivo proteomic identification of novel kinase substrates in smooth muscle. 
  • Recombinant human glial growth factor 2 (rhGGF2) improves functional recovery of crushed peripheral nerve (a double-blind study). 
  • Recovery of skeletal muscle after laceration and repair. 
  • Regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis in skeletal muscle by CaMK. 
  • Regulation of nuclear and mitochondrial gene expression by contractile activity in skeletal muscle. 
  • Relationship between reduced lower abdominal blood flows and heart rate in recovery following cycling exercise. 
  • Relaxation of guinea pig trachealis during electrical field stimulation increases with age. 
  • Repair of isolated axillary nerve lesions after infraclavicular brachial plexus injuries: case reports. 
  • Repetitive nerve stimulation studies in the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome. 
  • Repression of Sox9 by Jag1 is continuously required to suppress the default chondrogenic fate of vascular smooth muscle cells. 
  • Restraint stress augments postprandial gastric contractions but impairs antropyloric coordination in conscious rats. 
  • Results of surgical repair versus splinting of experimentally transected muscle. 
  • Reverse actin sliding triggers strong myosin binding that moves tropomyosin. 
  • Reverse end-to-side neurotization. 
  • Rho GTPase/Rho kinase inhibition as a novel target for the treatment of glaucoma. 
  • Rho kinase differentially regulates phosphorylation of nonmuscle myosin II isoforms A and B during cell rounding and migration. 
  • RhoA inactivation by S-nitrosylation regulates vascular smooth muscle contractive signaling. 
  • Role of biomechanics and muscle activation strategy in the production of endpoint force patterns in the cat hindlimb. 
  • Rostral-caudal variation in troponin T and parvalbumin correlates with differences in relaxation rates of cod axial muscle. 
  • Ryanodine receptors in muscarinic receptor-mediated bronchoconstriction. 
  • S-nitroso-N-acetylcysteine protects skeletal muscle against reperfusion injury. 
  • S100A8 protein attenuates airway hyperresponsiveness by suppressing the contraction of airway smooth muscle. 
  • STIM1 signalling controls store-operated calcium entry required for development and contractile function in skeletal muscle. 
  • Sensory feedback from the urethra evokes state-dependent lower urinary tract reflexes in rat. 
  • Shortening increases spontaneous contractility in myometrium from pregnant women at term. 
  • Shoulder muscle activation during aquatic and dry land exercises in nonimpaired subjects. 
  • Signal-To-Noise Ratio Calculations to Validate Sensor Positioning for Facial Muscle Assessment Using Noninvasive Facial Electromyography. 
  • Simulation and analysis of the electromyographic interference pattern in normal muscle. Part I: Turns and amplitude measurements. 
  • Simvastatin suppresses cyclophosphamide-induced changes in urodynamics and bladder inflammation. 
  • Single-institutional reference values for concentric needle jitter analysis using the extrapolated reference values procedure: Comparison to published reference values. 
  • Skeletal muscle adaptation to chronic low-frequency motor nerve stimulation. 
  • Skeletal muscle grafts applied to the heart. A word of caution. 
  • Skeletal muscle mass recovery from atrophy in IL-6 knockout mice. 
  • Smooth muscle phosphatase is regulated in vivo by exclusion of phosphorylation of threonine 696 of MYPT1 by phosphorylation of Serine 695 in response to cyclic nucleotides. 
  • Smoothelin-like 1 protein is a bifunctional regulator of the progesterone receptor during pregnancy. 
  • Specificity of arrestin subtypes in regulating airway smooth muscle G protein-coupled receptor signaling and function. 
  • Spinal micturition reflex mediated by afferents in the deep perineal nerve. 
  • Sprouting of substance P-expressing primary afferent central terminals and spinal micturition reflex NK1 receptor dependence after spinal cord injury. 
  • State-dependent bioelectronic interface to control bladder function. 
  • Staurosporine inhibition of zipper-interacting protein kinase contractile effects in gastrointestinal smooth muscle. 
  • Stimulation of the pelvic nerve increases bladder capacity in the PGE₂ cat model of overactive bladder. 
  • Stimulation of the pelvic nerve increases bladder capacity in the prostaglandin E₂ rat model of overactive bladder. 
  • Stretch-induced nitric oxide modulates mechanical properties of skeletal muscle cells. 
  • Supervised exercise training improves aerobic capacity and muscle strength in older women with heart failure. 
  • Surgical autonomic denervation results in altered colonic motility: an explanation for low anterior resection syndrome? 
  • TRPC3 channels confer cellular memory of recent neuromuscular activity. 
  • Targeting Pim Kinases and DAPK3 to Control Hypertension. 
  • Task and fatigue effects on low-threshold motor units in human hand muscle. 
  • Temporal pattern of stimulation modulates reflex bladder activation by pudendal nerve stimulation. 
  • The ACTN3 R577X Polymorphism Is Associated with Cardiometabolic Fitness in Healthy Young Adults. 
  • The Composition, Development, and Regeneration of Neuromuscular Junctions. 
  • The Effects of Passive Cycling Exercise for 20 min on Cardiorespiratory Dynamics in Healthy Men [corrected]. 
  • The effect of berotec (Th 1165a) on spontaneous and induced uterine activity in the pregnant baboon. 
  • The effect of chlorothiazide on neurally mediated contraction of rabbit bronchial smooth muscle. 
  • The effect of contractile activity on fibrillation and extrajunctional acetylcholine-sensitivity in rat muscle maintained in organ culture. 
  • The effect of ethyl alcohol on isolated human myometrium. 
  • The effect of propofol on the canine sphincter of Oddi. 
  • The effects of N(omega)-propyl-L-arginine on reperfusion injury of skeletal muscle. 
  • The effects of neuromodulation in a novel obese-prone rat model of detrusor underactivity. 
  • The effects of the Ilizarov distraction technique on bone and muscle in a canine model: a preliminary report. 
  • The functional correlates of jaw-muscle fiber architecture in tree-gouging and nongouging callitrichid monkeys. 
  • The impact of stochastic resonance electrical stimulation and knee sleeve on impulsive loading and muscle co-contraction during gait in knee osteoarthritis. 
  • The inhibitory effect of diazoxide in normal term labor. 
  • The muscle activation method: an approach to impedance control of brain-machine interfaces through a musculoskeletal model of the arm. 
  • The physiological role of cardiac cytoskeleton and its alterations in heart failure. 
  • The relaxant action of ritodrine, a sympathomimetic amine, on the uterus during term labor. 
  • The relaxant effect of diazoxide on isolated gravid and nongravid human myometrium. 
  • The relaxant effect of diazoxide on nongravid human myometrium in vivo. 
  • The resolution, isolation, and pharmacological characterization of the enantiomers of a benzamide containing a chiral sulfoxide. 
  • The restoration of elbow flexion with intercostal nerve transfers. 
  • The role of STIM1 and SOCE in smooth muscle contractility. 
  • The role of strength in rising from a chair in the functionally impaired elderly. 
  • The role of the calponin homology domain of smoothelin-like 1 (SMTNL1) in myosin phosphatase inhibition and smooth muscle contraction. 
  • The superfast extraocular myosin (MYH13) is localized to the innervation zone in both the global and orbital layers of rabbit extraocular muscle. 
  • The vasodilator effects of clevidipine on human internal mammary artery. 
  • The vasodilatory effects of hydralazine, nicardipine, nitroglycerin, and fenoldopam in the human umbilical artery. 
  • The β-arrestin-biased β-adrenergic receptor blocker carvedilol enhances skeletal muscle contractility. 
  • Therapeutic exercise for individuals with heart failure: special attention to older women with heart failure. 
  • Three paradigms of airway smooth muscle hyperresponsiveness in young guinea pigs. 
  • Three-dimensional tissue-engineered human skeletal muscle model of Pompe disease. 
  • Thromboxane A2 induces airway constriction through an M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor-dependent mechanism. 
  • Tissue engineered skeletal muscle model of rheumatoid arthritis using human primary skeletal muscle cells. 
  • Tissue-Engineered Human Myobundle System as a Platform for Evaluation of Skeletal Muscle Injury Biomarkers. 
  • Transcriptional activation of the IL-6 gene in human contracting skeletal muscle: influence of muscle glycogen content. 
  • Transgenic mice expressing the myotilin T57I mutation unite the pathology associated with LGMD1A and MFM. 
  • Transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 inhibits mouse colonic motility by activating NO-dependent enteric neurotransmission. 
  • Transient regulation of c-fos, alpha B-crystallin, and hsp70 in muscle during recovery from contractile activity. 
  • Two-photon molecular excitation imaging of Ca2+ transients in Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts. 
  • Urethral afferent nerve activity affects the micturition reflex; implication for the relationship between stress incontinence and detrusor instability. 
  • Urethral dysfunction in diabetic rats. 
  • Use of signal representation to identify abnormal motor unit potentials in macro EMG. 
  • Vagal innervation is required for pulmonary function phenotype in Htr4-/- mice. 
  • Viscoelastic characteristics of muscle: passive stretching versus muscular contractions. 
  • Why do Large Animals Never Actuate Their Jumps with Latch-Mediated Springs? Because They can Jump Higher Without Them. 
  • p38gamma mitogen-activated protein kinase is a key regulator in skeletal muscle metabolic adaptation in mice. 
  • β-arrestin 1 regulates β2-adrenergic receptor-mediated skeletal muscle hypertrophy and contractility.