The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role ...

The contraction of smooth muscle is an essential process underpinning diverse physiological functions ranging from gastrointestinal motility to vascular regulation. At its core, smooth muscle ...

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas are the first to use genetically engineered mice containing a fluorescent molecule to examine in real time the chemical reactions that result in ...

IT is generally believed that the process which initiates contraction in striated muscle is the depolarization of the excitable membrane of the muscle fibre, although the mechanism by which membrane ...

The mechanism of skeletal muscle contraction is a process that relies on calcium signaling. However, the physiological role of calcium-induced calcium ...

A new molecular pathway has been identified that is critical for maintaining the smooth muscle tone that allows the passage of materials through the digestive system. Researchers at UMass Medical ...

A new study by researchers at Yale and Johns Hopkins University has discovered how asthmatic bronchial spasms — muscle contractions in the airway that cause difficulty breathing in asthma patients— ...

Images compare an open airway, left, with a closed airway clogged by mucus buildup and an increased amount of smooth muscle cells. A new study that identifies ways to reduce the factors that lead to ...

A research team, led by an Indian-origin researcher, has provided new understanding of how heart muscle functions, by discovering the previously unknown role of two enzymes in heart Two hitherto ...