Contraction of the active muscle mass also assists in returning blood towards the heart. This ‘muscle pump’ effect further increases venous return and stroke volume.

The MESA data demonstrated sustained disease stabilization, reinforcing prior ARCH and CANYON findings. Importantly, CANYON participants w ...

Cardiac muscle stimulates its own contractions that form the heartbeat. Signals from the nervous system control the rate of contraction. This type of muscle is strong and acts involuntarily.

A research group led by Dr. Keisuke Obara, Dr. Kento Yoshioka, and Professor Yoshio Tanaka from the Department of Chemical ...

Nipple stimulation is predicated on the known mechanism of action of oxytocin. Mechanical stimulation of the nipple triggers the release of oxytocin from the posterior pituitary.

During muscle contraction, the resulting increase in ADP concentrations causes an increase in the rate of oxidative phosphorylation, resulting in the resynthesis of ATP, and preventing a dramatic ...

Hamstring injuries (HSIs) are the most common athletic injury in running and pivoting sports, but despite large amounts of research, injury rates have not declined in the last 2 decades. HSI often ...

In general, physical exercise - and muscle contraction specifically -isable to activate a series of proteins that trigger the functional and/or structural protein alterations, ultimatelypromoting GLUT ...

SLE was performed at 30% of maximal voluntary contraction, previously determined as the highest force developed by the subjects in 3 trials. A visual feedback 5 allowed subjects to hold constant the ...

A research group has uncovered important details about how platelet-activating factor (PAF)—a powerful molecule involved in ...

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