I. Rayment, H.M. Holden, M. Whittaker, C.B. Yohn, M. Lorenz. K.C. Holmes, R.A. Milligan, "Structure of the actin-myosin complex and its implications for muscle ...

Each muscle fiber consists of a cross-banded structure that is further divided into myofibrils that contain thick (myosin) and thin (actin) myofilaments, which give muscle its stripe appearance. This ...

Muscle is a soft tissue found in most animals. Muscle cells contain protein filaments of actin and myosin that slide past one another, producing a contraction that changes both the length and the ...

Skeletal muscle (SKM) has crucial roles in locomotor activity and ... This process can be triggered by various factors, including changes in lipid composition, actin-myosin contraction, and external ...

Figure 1: a, Baseline in vivo tracings of left ventricular (LV) pressure (upper) and the first derivative of ventricular pressure (dP/dt; lower) for young and older mice in both groups. Figure 2 ...

Results: The mean serum concentration of α-actin in controls and patients with skeletal muscle damage was 600.9 and 1968.51 ng/ml, respectively, a statistically significant difference. Sera of ...

The auricular muscles helped change the shape of the shell–or pinna–of the ear and helped humans living millions of years ago listen closely. They are still used by roughly 10 to 20 percent of ...