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1. Full Text β‐Adrenergic modulation of skeletal muscle contraction: key role of excitation–contraction coupling
by Cairns, Simeon P and Borrani, Fabio
The Journal of Physiology, ISSN 0022-3751, 11/2015, Volume 593, Issue 21, pp. 4713 - 4727
Our aim is to describe the acute effects of catecholamines/β‐adrenergic agonists on contraction of non‐fatigued skeletal muscle in animals and humans, and... 
PROTEIN-KINASE-A | ADRENOCEPTOR ACTIVATION | ISOLATED HEMIDIAPHRAGM | CALCIUM-RELEASE CHANNEL | STRESS-INDUCED INCREASE | CYCLIC-AMP | ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION | PHYSIOLOGY | INTRACELLULAR CALCIUM | SARCOPLASMIC-RETICULUM | BETA-ADRENOCEPTOR AGONIST DRUG | NEUROSCIENCES | Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases - metabolism | Animals | Excitation Contraction Coupling | Ion Channels - metabolism | Humans | Muscle, Skeletal - drug effects | Adrenergic beta-Agonists - pharmacology | Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism | Adenylyl Cyclases - metabolism | Muscle, Skeletal - physiology | Muscle Contraction and Relaxation | Topical Review | Cellular and molecular Physiology | Muscle Physiology | Topical Reviews
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2. Full Text Perivascular Adipose Tissue Potentiates Contraction of Coronary Vascular Smooth Muscle: Influence of Obesity
by Owen, Meredith Kohr and Witzmann, Frank A and McKenney, Mikaela L and Lai, Xianyin and Berwick, Zachary C and Moberly, Steven P and Alloosh, Mouhamad and Sturek, Michael and Tune, Johnathan D
Circulation, ISSN 0009-7322, 07/2013, Volume 128, Issue 1, pp. 9 - 18
BACKGROUND—This investigation examined the mechanisms by which coronary perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT)–derived factors influence vasomotor tone and the... 
adipose tissue | coronary disease | vasoconstriction | muscle, smooth | obesity | BKCA CHANNELS | CARDIAC & CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS | NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE | PROTEIN-KINASE | ATHEROSCLEROSIS | ANGIOTENSIN-II | ENDOTHELIAL FUNCTION | EXERCISE | STATISTICAL-MODEL | EPICARDIAL FAT | muscle | PREDIABETIC METABOLIC SYNDROME | PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE | smooth | Intra-Abdominal Fat - physiopathology | Mesenteric Arteries - physiopathology | Isometric Contraction - drug effects | Coronary Vessels - physiopathology | Obesity - physiopathology | Muscle, Smooth, Vascular - physiopathology | Subcutaneous Fat - pathology | Vasoconstriction - drug effects | Obesity - pathology | Vasoconstriction - physiology | Muscle, Smooth, Vascular - pathology | Animals | Coronary Artery Disease - physiopathology | Cysteine Proteinase Inhibitors - pharmacology | Subcutaneous Fat - physiopathology | Coronary Artery Disease - pathology | Proteomics | Calcium-Binding Proteins - pharmacology | Intra-Abdominal Fat - pathology | Body Weight - physiology | Sus scrofa | Isometric Contraction - physiology | Disease Models, Animal | Adipose tissues | Obesity | Physiological aspects | Smooth muscle | Research | Coronary heart disease | smooth muscle | perivascular adipose
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3. Full Text Isometric Contractions Are More Analgesic Than Isotonic Contractions for Patellar Tendon Pain: An In-Season Randomized Clinical Trial
by Rio, Ebonie and van Ark, Mathijs and Docking, Sean and Moseley, G. Lorimer and Kidgell, Dawson and Gaida, Jamie E and van den Akker-Scheek, Inge and Zwerver, Johannes and Cook, Jill
Clinical Journal of Sport Medicine, ISSN 1050-642X, 05/2017, Volume 27, Issue 3, pp. 253 - 259
Objective: This study aimed to compare the immediate analgesic effects of 2 resistance programs in in-season athletes with patellar tendinopathy (PT).... 
isotonic | resistance training | analgesia | isometric | patellar tendinopathy | exercise | in-season | ATTENTION | SPORT SCIENCES | PHYSIOLOGY | STRENGTH | VOLLEYBALL PLAYERS | MODEL | ACHILLES TENDINOPATHY | JUMPERS KNEE | DECLINE SQUAT | QUADRICEPS | RESISTANCE | ORTHOPEDICS | Patella - physiopathology | Volleyball | Humans | Pain Management - methods | Male | Athletes | Basketball | Exercise Therapy | Resistance Training | Young Adult | Quadriceps Muscle | Adolescent | Adult | Female | Isometric Contraction | Tendinopathy - rehabilitation | Isotonic Contraction
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4. Full Text Neural control of lengthening contractions
by Duchateau, Jacques and Enoka, Roger M
Journal of Experimental Biology, ISSN 0022-0949, 01/2016, Volume 219, Issue 2, pp. 197 - 204
A number of studies over the last few decades have established that the control strategy employed by the nervous system during lengthening (eccentric) differs... 
Cortical excitability | Electromyogram | Spinal excitability | Voluntary activation | Motor unit | MOTOR UNIT RECRUITMENT | ECCENTRIC CONTRACTIONS | PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITION | SOLEUS MUSCLE | KNEE EXTENSION | TORQUE-VELOCITY RELATIONSHIPS | ELECTRICAL-STIMULATION | H-REFLEX | BIOLOGY | HUMAN QUADRICEPS | Animals | Models, Biological | Humans | Muscle Contraction - physiology | Muscles - physiology | Nervous System Physiological Phenomena | Isometric Contraction - physiology | Muscle contraction | Analysis | Neurobiology
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5. Full Text A new paradigm for muscle contraction
by Herzog, Walter and Powers, Krysta and Johnston, Kaleena and Duvall, Mike
Frontiers in Physiology, ISSN 1664-042X, 2015, Volume 6, Issue MAY, p. 174
For the past 60 years, muscle contraction had been thought to be governed exclusively by the contractile filaments, actin, and myosin. This thinking explained... 
Muscle stretching | Crossbridge theory | Actin | Titin | Myosin | Eccentric | Force enhancement | Muscle contraction | muscle contraction | force enhancement | PHYSIOLOGY | STRETCH | myosin | TENSION | SARCOMERE-LENGTH | titin | SKELETAL-MUSCLE | FIBERS | actin | ISOMETRIC FORCE | muscle stretching | RESIDUAL FORCE ENHANCEMENT | crossbridge theory | DYNAMICS | DESCENDING-LIMB | STRIATED-MUSCLE | eccentric | history dependence | Muscle Contraction
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6. Full Text Training-specific functional, neural, and hypertrophic adaptations to explosive-vs. sustained-contraction strength training
by Balshaw, Thomas G and Massey, Garry J and Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M and Tillin, Neale A and Folland, Jonathan P
Journal of Applied Physiology, ISSN 8750-7587, 06/2016, Volume 120, Issue 11, pp. 1364 - 1373
Training specificity is considered important for strength training, although the functional and underpinning physiological adaptations to different types of... 
Contractile Properties | Maximum Strength | Rate Of Torque Development | Resistance Exercise | Neural Drive | SPORT SCIENCES | ACTIVATION | PHYSIOLOGY | ANTAGONIST | RAPID MUSCLE FORCE | FATIGUE | contractile properties | FORCE PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS | SPEED | YOUNG | maximum strength | neural drive | rate of torque development | RESISTANCE | resistance exercise | ONSET | EMG | Torque | Knee Joint - physiology | Humans | Quadriceps Muscle - physiology | Adaptation, Physiological - physiology | Tendons - physiology | Male | Exercise - physiology | Resistance Training - methods | Electromyography - methods | Isometric Contraction - physiology | Muscle Strength - physiology
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7. Full Text Higher Ca2+‐sensitivity of arterial contraction in 1‐week‐old rats is due to a greater Rho‐kinase activity
by Mochalov, S. V and Tarasova, N. V and Kudryashova, T. V and Gaynullina, D. K and Kalenchuk, V. U and Borovik, A. S and Vorotnikov, A. V and Tarasova, O. S and Schubert, R
Acta Physiologica, ISSN 1748-1708, 07/2018, Volume 223, Issue 3, pp. e13044 - n/a
Aim During early post‐natal development, arterial contraction depends less on Ca2+‐signalling pathways but more on changes in Ca2+‐sensitivity compared to... 
smooth muscle | Rho‐kinase | maturation | protein kinase C | MYPT1 | small arteries | Rho-kinase | CA2+ SENSITIZATION | PHYSIOLOGY | SYMPATHETIC-NERVOUS-SYSTEM | PROTEIN-KINASE | OVINE CEREBRAL-ARTERIES | TARGETING SUBUNIT-1 PHOSPHORYLATION | VASCULAR SMOOTH-MUSCLE | LIGHT-CHAIN PHOSPHORYLATION | EARLY POSTNATAL-DEVELOPMENT | MYOSIN PHOSPHATASE | CALCIUM SENSITIZATION | Protein kinases | Calcium (intracellular) | Vasoconstriction | Urethane | Kinases | Contraction | Arteries | Western blotting | Calcium signalling | Isometric | Signal transduction | Rodents | Anesthesia | Blood pressure
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8. Full Text Muscle shear modulus measured with ultrasound shear‐wave elastography across a wide range of contraction intensity
by Yoshitake, Yasuhide and Takai, Yohei and Kanehisa, Hiroaki and Shinohara, Minoru
Muscle & Nerve, ISSN 0148-639X, 07/2014, Volume 50, Issue 1, pp. 103 - 113
Introduction: In this study we examine the repeatability of measuring muscle shear modulus using ultrasound shear‐wave elastography between trials and between... 
elastography | biceps brachii | electromyography | muscle stiffness | muscle tone | Muscle tone | Muscle stiffness | Electromyography | Biceps brachii | Elastography | LOAD | MAGNETIC-RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPHY | NEUROSCIENCES | CLINICAL NEUROLOGY | TRANSIENT ELASTOGRAPHY | SKELETAL-MUSCLE | ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION | STIFFNESS | FORCE | IN-VIVO | JOINT ANGLE | EMG | Reproducibility of Results | Shear Strength | Humans | Male | Calibration | Muscle, Skeletal - physiology | Elasticity Imaging Techniques - methods | Young Adult | Muscle Contraction - physiology | Muscle, Skeletal - diagnostic imaging | Range of Motion, Articular | Elbow - physiology | Female | Phantoms, Imaging | Muscle Strength - physiology | Research & development--R&D | Ultrasonic imaging | Product design
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9. Full Text Strength training to contraction failure increases voluntary activation of the quadriceps muscle shortly after total knee arthroplasty a cross-sectional study
by Mikkelsen, Elin Karin and Jakobsen, Thomas Linding and Holsgaard-Larsen, Anders and Andersen, Lars Louis and Bandholm, Thomas
American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, ISSN 0894-9115, 09/2015, Volume 95, Issue 3, pp. 194 - 203
Objective The objective of this study was to investigate voluntary activation of the quadriceps muscle during one set of knee extensions performed until... 
Knee | Resistance Training | Arthroplasty | Electromyography | Replacement | Muscle Fatigue | SPORT SCIENCES | FATIGUE | COACTIVATION | POWER | EXERCISE | HIP | RECOVERY | PAIN | EXTENSION STRENGTH | REHABILITATION | Cross-Sectional Studies | Joint Diseases - surgery | Humans | Middle Aged | Male | Resistance Training - methods | Quadriceps Muscle - physiopathology | Knee Joint | Joint Diseases - rehabilitation | Range of Motion, Articular | Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee - rehabilitation | Female | Weight-Bearing | Aged | Muscle Fatigue - physiology | Isometric Contraction - physiology | Joint Diseases - physiopathology | Original
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10. Full Text Experiments and mechanochemical modeling of smooth muscle contraction: Significance of filament overlap
by Murtada, Saeil C and Arner, Anders and Holzapfel, Gerhard A and Skolan för teknikvetenskap (SCI) and Hållfasthetslära (Inst.) and KTH
Journal of Theoretical Biology, ISSN 0022-5193, 03/2012, Volume 297, pp. 176 - 186
The main function of smooth muscle is to maintain/regulate the size of different hollow organs through contraction and relaxation. The magnitude of the active... 
Smooth muscle | Contractile unit | Muscle contraction | Filament overlap | Modeling | ACTIVATION | ABDOMINAL AORTIC-ANEURYSMS | LENGTH | CROSS-BRIDGE PHOSPHORYLATION | MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES | PHYSIOME PROJECT | MYOPLASMIC CA-2 | DENSE BODIES | BIOLOGY | MATHEMATICAL & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY | MYOSIN PHOSPHORYLATION | SHORTENING VELOCITY | Actin Cytoskeleton - physiology | Phosphorylation | Animals | Calcium - metabolism | Models, Biological | Stress, Mechanical | Muscle, Smooth - physiology | Muscle, Smooth - metabolism | Mechanotransduction, Cellular - physiology | Sus scrofa | Isometric Contraction - physiology | Animal experimentation | Models | Analysis | Biological Sciences | Naturvetenskap | Biologiska vetenskaper | Natural Sciences
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11. Full Text Displacement spectra under isometric muscle contraction spectral doppler study and theoretical models of ultrasound response and muscle contraction
by Barannik, Evgen A and Kulibaba, Andrij A and Girnyk, Sergij A and Tolstoluzhskiy, Dmitry A and Skresanova, Iryna V
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, ISSN 0278-4297, 12/2012, Volume 31, Issue 12, pp. 1959 - 1972
The purposes of this work were to detect the microscopic displacements accompanying isometric muscle tissue contraction under different external loads, to... 
Isometric muscle contraction | Acoustic myography | Spectral muscle Doppler ultrasound | Displacement spectrum | Sarcomere | Models, Theoretical | Young Adult | Ultrasonography, Doppler | Humans | Middle Aged | Muscle, Skeletal - diagnostic imaging | Adult | Muscle, Skeletal - physiology | Isometric Contraction - physiology
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12. Full Text Factorizations of contractions
by Das, B. Krishna and Sarkar, Jaydeb and Sarkar, Srijan
Advances in Mathematics, ISSN 0001-8708, 12/2017, Volume 322, pp. 186 - 200
The celebrated Sz.-Nagy and Foias theorem asserts that every pure contraction is unitarily equivalent to an operator of the form where is a -invariant subspace... 
Factorizations | Pair of commuting isometries | Von Neumann inequality | Pair of commuting contractions | Hardy space | MATHEMATICS | Pair of commuting isometrics | SUBMODULES
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13. Full Text The role of titin in eccentric muscle contraction
by Herzog, Walter
Journal of Experimental Biology, ISSN 0022-0949, 08/2014, Volume 217, Issue 16, pp. 2825 - 2833
Muscle contraction and force regulation in skeletal muscle have been thought to occur exclusively through the relative sliding of and the interaction between... 
Cross-bridge theory | Popping sarcomere hypothesis | Titin | Eccentric contraction | Instability | Sarcomere | Force enhancement | SINGLE MYOFIBRILS | ACTIVE MUSCLE | STRETCH | SARCOMERE-LENGTH | SKELETAL-MUSCLE | ISOMETRIC FORCE | RESIDUAL FORCE ENHANCEMENT | BIOLOGY | DESCENDING-LIMB | STRIATED-MUSCLE | CAT SOLEUS | Biological Evolution | Actin Cytoskeleton - metabolism | Connectin - metabolism | Models, Biological | Sarcomeres - metabolism | Humans | Muscle Contraction - physiology
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14. Full Text β-Alanine supplementation augments muscle carnosine content and attenuates fatigue during repeated isokinetic contraction bouts in trained sprinters
by Wim Derave and Mahir S. Özdemir and Roger C. Harris and Andries Pottier and Harmen Reyngoudt and Katrien Koppo and John A. Wise and Eric Achten
Journal of Applied Physiology, ISSN 8750-7587, 11/2007, Volume 103, Issue 5, pp. 1736 - 1743
Carnosine (β-alanyl-l-histidine) is present in high concentrations in human skeletal muscle. The ingestion of β-alanine, the rate-limiting precursor of... 
Exercise performance | Nuclear magnetic resonance | Track and field | Buffer capacity | Ergogenic supplements | INDIVIDUAL FIBERS | SPORT SCIENCES | SODIUM-BICARBONATE | PHYSIOLOGY | HUMAN VASTUS LATERALIS | ORAL CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION | ergogenic supplements | track and field | nuclear magnetic resonance | buffer capacity | TAURINE CONTENTS | SKELETAL-MUSCLE | exercise performance | INDUCED METABOLIC ALKALOSIS | MAGNETIC-RESONANCE | BUFFERING CAPACITY | Double-Blind Method | Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy | Administration, Oral | Isometric Contraction - drug effects | Humans | beta-Alanine - administration & dosage | Male | Muscle, Skeletal - metabolism | Belgium | Time Factors | Muscle Contraction - drug effects | Muscle Fatigue - drug effects | Muscle, Skeletal - drug effects | beta-Alanine - pharmacology | Carnosine - metabolism | Running | Exercise - physiology | Dietary Supplements | Physical Endurance - drug effects | Task Performance and Analysis
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