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Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2021 Determination of left ventricular (LV) end-systolic elastance (Ees) is of utmost importance for assessing the cardiac systolic function and hemodynamical state in humans. Yet, the clinical use of Ees is not established due to the invasive nature and high
Vasiliki Bikia +6 more
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Effects of 17β-oestradiol on rat detrusor smooth muscle contractility [PDF]
, 2009 The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of 17β-oestradiol (E2) on detrusor smooth muscle contractility and its possible neuroprotective role against ischaemic-like condition, which could arise during overactive bladder disease.
Keith L. Brain +19 more
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Force Measurements From Myofibril to Filament
Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 Contractility, the generation of force and movement by molecular motors, is the hallmark of all muscles, including striated muscle. Contractility can be studied at every level of organization from a whole animal to single molecules.
Steven Marston
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Current Biology, 2011 What is the contractile ring? During cell division, the contractile ring generates the constricting force to separate one cell into two cells. Formed during cytokinesis, the last step of cell division, the contractile ring is composed of filamentous actin (F-actin) and the motor protein myosin-2, along with additional structural and regulatory proteins.
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Kv7 and Kv11 channels in myometrial regulation. [PDF]
, 2013 Ion channels play a key role in defining myometrial contractility. Modulation of ion channel populations is proposed to underpin gestational changes in uterine contractility associated with the transition from uterine quiescence to active labour.
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Poor spontaneous and oxytocin-stimulated contractility in human myometrium from postdates pregnancies [PDF]
, 2012 Prolongation of pregnancy i.e. going more than 10 days over the estimated due date, complicates up to 10% of all pregnancies and is associated with increased risk to both mother and fetus.
Arrowsmith Sarah +14 more
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Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2018 BackgroundAn accurate assessment of intrinsic right ventricular (RV) contractility and its relation to pulmonary arterial load is essential for the management of pulmonary hypertension.
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Contractility and Conformation [PDF]
The Journal of General Physiology, 1967 Contractility in fibers can arise from changes of macromolecular conformation caused by changes in some thermodynamic variable such as temperature, pH, or solvent composition. Illustrations are given of contractile processes in fibers and of changes in macromolecular conformation in dilute solution. These may involve order-disorder transitions, e.g. of
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Inflammation and cardiac dysfunction during sepsis, muscular dystrophy, and myocarditis
Burns & Trauma, 2013 Inflammation plays an important role in cardiac dysfunction under different situations. Acute systemic inflammation occurring in patients with severe burns, trauma, and inflammatory diseases causes cardiac dysfunction, which is one of the leading causes ...
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The contribution of Kv7 channels to pregnant mouse and human myometrial contractility. [PDF]
, 2011 Premature birth accounts for approximately 75% of neonatal mortality and morbidity in the developed world. Despite this, methods for identifying and treating women at risk of preterm labour are limited and many women still present in preterm labour ...
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