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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
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The role of impaired de novo Coenzyme A biosynthesis in pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration
Coenzyme A (CoA) is an essential cofactor required for cellular metabolism. CoA is synthesized de novo from pantothenate (vitamin… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The Caenorhabditis elegans nonmuscle myosin genes nmy-1 and nmy-2 function as redundant components of the let-502/Rho-binding kinase and mel-11/myosin phosphatase pathway during embryonic…
Rho-binding kinase and the myosin phosphatase targeting subunit regulate nonmuscle contractile events in higher eukaryotes… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Cell-cell adhesion via the ECM: integrin genetics in fly and worm.
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Altered calcium sensitivity of isometric tension in myocyte-sized preparations of porcine postischemic stunned myocardium.
Postischemic ventricular myocardial dysfunction, termed stunning, is characterized by a persistent but ultimately reversible… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Effect of vesical outlet obstruction on detrusor contractility and passive properties in rabbits.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
The removal of myoplasmic free calcium following calcium release in frog skeletal muscle.
Transient changes in intracellular free calcium concentration (delta [Ca2+]) in response to pulse depolarizations were monitored… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Separable assembly of platelet pseudopodal and contractile cytoskeletons
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Reversibly contractile nuclear matrix. Its isolation, structure, and composition
From Tetrahymena macronuclei we have isolated a reversibly contractile nucleo-skeleton, i.e., an "expanded" nuclear matrix which… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Direct and reflex cardiostimulating effects of hydralazine.
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
Effect of calcium ions on the flexibility of reconstituted thin filaments of muscle studied by quasielastic scattering of laser light.
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