An anti-smooth muscle antibody (ASMA) test is a blood test that detects autoantibodies that attack the smooth muscle cells in the body, often in the liver. Autoantibodies are antibodies made by your body that attack your own body cells. What Is an ASMA? ASMAs were first discovered in 1965...
Why are skeletal muscle cells extremely long cells when compared to other cells in the body, and why do they have striations?Muscle Types:In general, the purpose of muscles is to allow for action and motion. There are three different types...
A skeletal muscle fiber is formed from the fusion of many embryonic cells during development to form slender cells that extend from one end of the muscle to the other. Each muscle fiber normally has one nerve fiber that extends to the cell membrane, forming the neuromuscular junction. There is...
The human body is a unique and intelligently designed structure, with a complex network of muscles enveloping it. Muscles form about 40% of the total body weight. They are contractile tissues, that are formed from the mesodermal layer of the embryonic germ cells. The various movements we make ...
aSmooth muscle cells make up the involuntary muscles, which are found in most parts of the body: in uterus, stomach and intestines, walls of all blood vessels, skin [the muscles that give you 'goose bumps']. This muscle is involuntary muscle, you cannot make these muscles move[translate]...
Muscles are a type of tissue that is composed of contractile cellsor fibers. The cells or fibers actually contract! And when they contract, they create movement on the bone that they attached to. The really cool thing about muscles tissue is its ability to shorten (contract). Muscle tissue ...
Vascular smooth muscle cells from thoracic aortas of 10-week-old rats were cultured on different substrates. Cells taken from male animals proliferated mor... P Travo,G Barrett,G Burnstock - 《Journal of Vascular Research》 被引量: 203发表: 1980年 Differences in proliferation of primary culture...
The filaments formed from these proteins are prominent in these cells and appear to serve as links between the dense bodies and the cytoskeletal network of the cell. These links aid in contraction by maintenance of the dense body positioning (Fig. 3-17), allowing movement of the cell by an...
striated muscle cell- an elongated contractile cell in striated muscle tissue striated muscle fiber skeletal muscle,striated muscle- a muscle that is connected at either or both ends to a bone and so move parts of the skeleton; a muscle that is characterized by transverse stripes ...