What is the function of the cardiac muscle cell cytoskeleton?Pinder, J CTaylorHarris, PHayes, N V LMaggs, A MHanusLorenz, PBennett, P BPhillips, G WTerracciano, C M NGascard, PBaines, A J
The heart consists of a range of tissues. The most important one is cardiac muscle. The cells have the ability to contract and relax through the complete life of the person, without ever becoming fatigued. Each cardiac muscle cell is myogenic. This means it has its own inherent rhythm. Belo...
myosin pulls the actin filaments together like an accordion to shrink the muscle cell and make it contract. While each cell is not very strong by itself, millions of cardiac muscle cells working together are easily able to pump all of the blood in the body through the heart in less than ...
The heart relies heavily on oxidation of fatty acids for energy production. However, excess storage of fatty acids as triglycerides, within heart muscle cells, frequently observed in patients with obesity and diabetes, is often associated with cardiac dysfunction. The question remained: was this cause...
The heterogeneity of functional cardiomyocytes arises during heart development, which is essential to the complex and highly coordinated cardiac physiological function. Yet the biological and physiological identities and the origin of the specialized cardiomyocyte populations have not been fully comprehended. ...
Muscle cell transplantation may delay or prevent cardiac dilation in dilated cardiomyopathy. The present study was designed to compare the effects of the heart function of smooth muscle cell (SMCs) auto-transplantation and heart cell (CMs) allo-transplantation in dilated cardiomyopathic hamsters, and...
and they are responsible for the contraction of organs, such as the bladder. Smooth muscles act involuntary, scientists say. Cardiac muscle cells make up the heart and are responsible for pumping blood throughout the bodies of many species. Cardiac muscle is generally thought of as involuntary. ...
Our study aims to test the hypothesis that poorer function of cardiac mitochondria in males, under sex hormone-deprived and obese-insulin-resistant conditions, is responsible for a worse cardiometabolic function than females. One hundred and forty-four r
and they are responsible for the contraction of organs, such as the bladder. Smooth muscles act involuntary, scientists say. Cardiac muscle cells make up the heart and are responsible for pumping blood throughout the bodies of many species. Cardiac muscle is generally thought of as involuntary. ...
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is the most serious form of degenerative motor neuron disease in adults, is characterized by upper and lower motor neuron degeneration, skeletal muscle atrophy, paralysis, and death. Some patients with respiratory-dependent ALS die of sudden cardiac arrest ...