Not long ago the right ventricle (RV) was considered an “unnecessary” part of the normal circulation. While factually correct—ablation or replacement of the RV free wall can be well tolerated by ...

Mitochondria are cell organelles surrounded by a double membrane. In addition to numerous essential functions in the ...

Loneliness and emptiness aren't mindset problems. They reflect how pressure can lock the nervous system into patterns of protection, disconnection, and loss of purpose and joy.

Stress has profound effects on brain structure and function, but the underlying mechanisms are still poorly understood. Recent studies imply that neuronal cell adhesion molecules of the ...

The kinesin spindle protein (KSP) is a mitotic kinesin involved in the establishment of a functional bipolar mitotic spindle during cell division. It is considered to be an attractive target for ...

The membrane depolarization is closely related to contraction of smooth muscle cells. These results suggest that the ATP-sensitive K+ channels are important in controlling the vascular tone of the ...

Sequence requirements of the ATP-binding site within the C-terminal nucleotide-binding domain (NBD2) of mouse P-glycoprotein were investigated by using two recombinantly expressed soluble proteins ...