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Myofilaments

Known as: Myofilament, Myofilamentum 
Fibrillar protein polymers found in the contractile apparatus of muscle cells.
National Institutes of Health

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ActinsDesminMicrofilamentsMuscle Cells

Broader (2)

MyofibrilsRegion of myofibril

Narrower (1)

Myosin myofilament

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2015
2015
Cardiac troponin I Pro82Ser variant induces diastolic dysfunction, blunts β-adrenergic response, and impairs myofilament cooperativity.
Troponin I (TnI) variant Pro82Ser (cTnIP82S) was initially considered a disease-causing mutation; however, later studies… 
2014
2014
New mechanisms and concepts for cardiac-resynchronization therapy.
A recent study using a dog model of heart failure showed that cardiac resynchronization therapy seems to be mediated by the… 
2006
2006
ANG II and cardiac myocyte contractility: p38 is not stressed out!
mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) are implicated in the regulation of many cellular processes in cardiac myocytes… 
2005
2005
K and a Opioid Receptor Stimulation Affects Cardiac Myocyte Function and Ca 2 ' Release From an Intracellular Pool in Myocytes and Neurons
We investigated the effects of,, 8, and #c opioid receptor stimulation on the contractile properties and cytosolic Ca2' (Cal) of… 
2004
2004
Rho-kinase inhibitor inhibits both myosin phosphorylation-dependent and -independent enhancement of myofilament Ca[2+] sensitivity in the bovine middle cerebral artery
1993
1993
Evidence for decrease in myofilament responsiveness to Ca2+ during hypoxia in spontaneously active vascular smooth muscle in rats
The cellular mechanisms underlying smooth muscle hypoxic relaxation were examined in experiments on isolated chemically skinned… 
1989
1989
Electron microscopic studies on the stretch-induced disordering of the myofilament lattice in tetanized frog skeletal muscle fibers.
To study the effect of stretch on the hexagonal myofilament lattice in frog skeletal muscle fibers, the fibers were fixed at rest… 
1983
1983
Extensibility of the myofilaments in vertebrate skeletal muscle as revealed by stretching rigor muscle fibers
The extensibility of the myofilaments in vertebrate skeletal muscle was studied by stretching glycerinated rabbit psoas muscle… 
1981
1981
Ultrastructural studies of a polygonal myofilament network in cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells.
Cultured rat aortic smooth muscle cells (SMC) were examined by electron microscopy and found to contain polygonal networks of 75… 
1969
1969
Studies on the fine structure of muscle fibres and contained crystalloids in basal socket muscle of the entoproct, Barentsia gracilis.
Basal socket muscle fibres of Barentsia gracilis are morphologically similar to invertebrate muscles classified as slow, tonic… 
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