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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… 
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ADRA1A protein, humanANLN geneActin-Binding Protein AnillinAnkyrin-1

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Molecular motor activityMuscle function

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1989
1989
A variant derived from rabbit aortic smooth muscle: phenotype modulation and restoration of smooth muscle characteristics in cells in culture.
We examined the relationship between growth arrest of smooth muscle cells and structural changes in microfilament bundles, and… 
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
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
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
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Exercise training and glucose uptake by skeletal muscle in rats.
Glucose uptake rates at various insulin concentrations were compared in perfused hindlimbs of sedentary and endurance exercise… 
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
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Traction retinal detachment. A cell-mediated event.
In posterior-segment penetrating injuries, the role of cellular and extracellular structures for the development of fraction… 
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Calcium and the contractile effect of carbachol in the depolarized guinea-pig taenia caecum.
Abstract Carbachol (10−8–10−3 M) caused a phasic contraction in the guinea-pig taenia caecum suspended in the Ca-free, K-Tyrode… 
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1972
Highly Cited
1972
Correlation between changes in the endogenous energy stores and myocardial function due to hypoxia in the isolated perfused rat heart.
On perfusing the isolated rat heart for 7 min with substrate-free hypoxic medium, the contractile force, rate of change of… 
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…