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Muscle Contraction

Known as: Contractions, Muscle, Muscle Cell Contraction, muscle motor activity 
A process in which force is generated within muscle tissue, resulting in a change in muscle geometry. Force generation involves a chemo-mechanical… 
National Institutes of Health

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ADRA1A protein, humanANLN geneActin-Binding Protein AnillinAnkyrin-1

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Molecular motor activityMuscle function

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Contribution of prostaglandins to reperfusion-induced ventricular failure in isolated rat hearts.
This study was carried out to investigate the possible contribution of endogenous prostaglandin (PG) production to failure of… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Effects of elimination of activity on contractile and histochemical properties of rat soleus muscle
Morphological, contractile, and histochemical properties of rat soleus muscle were studied after 2 or 4 weeks of complete… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Early effects of denervation on isometric and isotonic contractile properties of rat skeletal muscles.
The contractile properties of the fast-twitch m. extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and the slow-twitch m. soleus were examined… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Absence of somatotopic projection of muscle afferents onto motoneurons of same muscle.
During weak voluntary contractions, muscle afferents from a restricted region of the tibialis anterior of humans were activated… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
On the mechanism of energy transduction in myosin subfragment 1.
It is proposed that the myosin subfragment 1 moiety of the muscle contractile apparatus is a self-contained "engine" whose… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Inhibitory Action of Adenosine on Histamine‐ and Dopamine‐Stimulated Cardiac Contractility and Adenylate Cyclase in Guinea Pigs
Infusion of adenosine into the coronary arteries of isolated guinea pig hearts produced a dose-dependent inhibition of cardiac… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
Mechanochemical properties of brain clathrin: interactions with actin and alpha-actinin and polymerization into basketlike structures or filaments.
Two molar urea (pH 7.5) and column chromatography on Sepharose 4B were used to separate clathrin (coat protein) from the membrane… 
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
The Effect of Chronic Protein‐Calorie Undernutrition in the Rat on Myocardial Function and Cardiac Function
The effect of chronic protein-calorie undernutrition (PCU) on cardiac structure, biochemistry, myocardial function, and left… 
Highly Cited
1957
Highly Cited
1957
Alteration of contractile response of artery strips by a potassium-free solution, cardiac glycosides and changes in stimulation frequency.
Electrical stimulation of helically cut strips of rabbit carotid artery, mounted so as to allow development of tension… 
Highly Cited
1956
Highly Cited
1956
Relation between chemical and contractile function and structure of the skeletal muscle cell.
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