Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract Despite exercise countermeasures to sustain health and performance in spaceflight, complete maintenance of muscle mass and functions in microgravity is still not possible for most astronauts. The principal cause of the limited effectiveness of existing exercise countermeasures is the difficulty in achieving full loading forces in space.
Alessandra Bosutti +6 more
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Optogenetic methods to stimulate gamma motor neuron axons ex vivo
Experimental Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract It is challenging to stimulate gamma motor neurons, which are important regulators of muscle spindle afferent function, without also recruiting alpha motor neurons. Here, we test the feasibility of stimulating gamma motor neuron axons using optogenetics in two transgenic mouse lines. We used an ex vivo muscle–nerve preparation in adult mice to
Apoorva Karekal +7 more
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Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 2004 GbaSM-4 cells, vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) derived from brain basilar arteries, were shown to migrate toward d-nicotine by augmenting the actin cytoskeleton in their cell bodies and lamellipodia, and expression of nicotinic acetylcholine ...
Sheng Li +7 more
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Three-dimensional structure of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor and location of the major associated 43-kD cytoskeletal protein, determined at 22 A by low dose electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction to 12.5 A [published erratum appears in J Cell Biol 1989 Oct;109(4 Pt 1):1185] [PDF]
, 1989 Alok K. Mitra
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The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract figure legend Schematic illustration of the bidirectional causative link between cerebral amyloid‐beta (Aβ) angiopathy and cardiovascular disease in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Common cardiovascular risk factors like microvascular thrombosis, diabetes, atrial fibrillation, hypertension and atherosclerosis lead to cerebral hypoperfusion and ...
Samuel Parker +2 more
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Monoclonal antibodies directed against the neurotransmitter binding site of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor [PDF]
, 1980 Richard W. James +3 more
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The mysterious middlemen making your vision pop: understanding the function of amacrine cells
The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.Abstract figure legend This review aims to illustrate the diversity and function of amacrine cells in the retina. The diversity of amacrine cell subtypes is depicted based on morphology, stratification and neurotransmitter expression, along with their synaptic connectivity with bipolar and ganglion cells, emphasizing inhibitory and modulatory roles ...
Victor Calbiague‐Garcia +3 more
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Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in cultured neurons from the hippocampus and brain stem of the rat characterized by single channel recording [PDF]
, 1987 Yasco Aracava +6 more
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Hippocampus, Volume 35, Issue 4, July 2025.ABSTRACT Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), characterized by repetitive upper airway obstruction, leads to chronic intermittent hypoxia (cIH) and induces cognitive and neuronal network disruptions similar to those observed in Alzheimer's disease (AD). These pathologies are often presented together in the elderly and share some pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pinedo‐Vargas Laura +4 more
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CreoPep: A Universal Deep Learning Framework for Target-Specific Peptide Design and Optimization [PDF]
arXivTarget-specific peptides, such as conotoxins, exhibit exceptional binding affinity and selectivity toward ion channels and receptors. However, their therapeutic potential remains underutilized due to the limited diversity of natural variants and the labor-intensive nature of traditional optimization strategies. Here, we present CreoPep, a deep learning-
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