Mammalian skeletal muscle comprises different fiber types, whose identity is first established
during embryonic development by intrinsic myogenic control mechanisms and is later …

Cardiac and skeletal striated muscles are intricately designed machines responsible for
muscle contraction. Coordination of the basic contractile unit, the sarcomere, and the …

In skeletal muscle, nebulin stabilizes and regulates the length of thin filaments, but the
underlying mechanism remains nebulous. In this work, we used cryo–electron tomography …

It is certain that meat tenderness is a highly valued consumer trait and thus definition of the
multiple processes that influence meat tenderness will provide clues toward improving meat …

Myofibrillar proteins exist as multiple isoforms that derive from multigene (isogene) families.
Additional isoforms, including products of tropomyosin, myosin light chain 1 fast, troponin T …

Contractile and energetic properties of human skeletal muscle have been studied for many
years in vivo in the body. It has been, however, difficult to identify the specific role of muscle …

The passive tension-sarcomere length relation of rat cardiac muscle was investigated by
studying passive (or not activated) single myocytes and trabeculae. The contribution of …

▪ Abstract Striated muscle is an intricate, efficient, and precise machine that contains
complex interconnected cytoskeletal networks critical for its contractile activity. The …

This book provides the reader with an account of some of the experimental evidence on
which our present knowledge is based. The third edition of this highly successful book has …

Maximum unloaded shortening velocity (V0) and maximum force normalized to cross-
sectional fiber area (specific tension) were determined in 400 single quadriceps muscle …