The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, according to a new study. The flow of water within a muscle fiber may dictate how quickly muscle can contract, ...

- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...

The contraction kinetics of calcium-activated skinned muscle fibers were studied after step decreases in load by means of a quickly responding recording system. The steady velocity at a given relative ...

Researchers at the University of Liège, Eric Parmentier and Marc Thiry have just made the unexpected discovery of a novel organisation of muscle fibres in Parophidion vassali, a fish that lives in the ...

Researchers were able to control heart muscle function in a new way after discovering the previously unknown role of two enzymes in heart muscle contraction. Although in the early stages, the research ...

Figure 1: Acute sarcolemmal disruption in clustered myocytes of BIO 14.6 hamster skeletal muscle after forceful contraction. We calculated the percentage of all muscle fibers taking up procion orange ...