Researchers have discovered that a key protein controls how stem cells 'choose' to become either skeletal muscle cells that move limbs, or smooth muscle cells that support blood vessels. The results ...

The muscular system works to control the movement of our body and internal organs. Muscle tissue contains something called muscle fibers. Muscle fibers consist of a single muscle cell. They help to ...

Skeletal muscle is the type of muscle that controls movement. Problems with these muscles can be minor, life-threatening, or ongoing problems that make it hard to perform basic daily activities.

A team of investigators from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH), a founding member of Mass General Brigham (MGB) and Mass General for Children (MGfC) has identified - for the first time - the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract The rate-limiting step in recovery of acetylcholine sensitivity in smooth muscle after exposure to atropine or hyoscine could be the ...

The human body is a wonderous thing, especially when you consider how intricate and efficient each bodily system is. For instance, an adult’s blood vessels could encircle the earth 2.5 times if ...

The effect of cyclic mechanical strain on growth of neonatal rat vascular smooth muscle (VSM) cells were examined. Cells were grown on silicone elastomer plates subjected to cyclic strain (60 ...

Panel A shows the microscopic myoarchitecture of the circular and longitudinal muscle layers of the lower esophageal sphincter and stomach. The circular muscle fibers of the esophagus cross each other ...

ASMAs were first discovered in 1965 in people with chronic active hepatitis. Usually, your immune system will attack foreign bodies like a parasite or a virus with the antibodies made for defending ...

Cannabis can soothe the intestines and bladder, but too much can cause trouble. Cannabis has been used for millennia to treat cramps and diarrhea. The basic mechanism for this effect is the presence ...

Calcium (Ca) channel blockers (CCBs) were first reported in 1969, when Fleckenstein et al. 1 in Germany described prenylamine, verapamil and D600 (methoxyverapamil) as coronary vasodilators.