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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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Review
2000
Review
2000
Cell-cell adhesion via the ECM: integrin genetics in fly and worm.
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
Cytoplasmic structure and contractility: the solation--contraction coupling hypothesis.
We have briefly described our studies of cytoskeletal and contractile elements in intact cells, in cell extracts, and in mixtures… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Separable assembly of platelet pseudopodal and contractile cytoskeletons
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Early changes in left ventricular size and function after correction of left ventricular volume overload.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Sequence homology of the Ca2+-dependent regulator of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase from rat testis with other Ca2+-binding proteins.
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
The amino acid sequence of rabbit skeletal muscle troponin C: Gene replication and homology with calcium ‐binding proteins from carp and hake muscle
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Quantification of the contractile state of the intact human heart. Maximal velocity of contractile element shortening determined by the instantaneous relation between the rate of pressure rise and…
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Electron microscope observations on actomyosin and actin preparations from Physarum polycephalum, and on their interaction with heavy meromyosin subfragment I from muscle myosin.
Highly Cited
1958
Highly Cited
1958
Activation of the contractile mechanism in striated muscle.
Summary. 1 When a frog's striated muscle (m. sartorius) is immersed in Ringer solution containing 2.5–10 × 10–4 w/v of the… 
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