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

Finally, the device required smooth muscle cells — strips of muscle that surround the airway — in order to simulate the human bronchial airways’ contractions. The smooth muscles lack biological ...

A research group has uncovered important details about how platelet-activating factor (PAF)—a powerful molecule involved in inflammation and allergic reactions—triggers contractions in the smooth ...

Normal urinary bladder function requires contraction and relaxation of the detrusor smooth muscle (DSM). The DSM undergoes compensatory hypertrophy in response to partial bladder outlet ...

As food is digested and nutrients are absorbed, there is a lot of movement in the gut. Scientists have now shown that a ...

AUGUSTA, Ga. (May 9, 2023) – A long molecule of RNA found in abundance in the healthy smooth muscle cells that give our blood vessels strength and flexibility is also essential to the continuous ...

Dystonia involves involuntary muscle contractions, but you're not out of options. Discover how botulinum toxin, DBS, and ...

Muscles play a part in every function of the body. The muscular system is made up of over 600 muscles. These include three muscle types: smooth, skeletal, and cardiac. Only skeletal muscles are ...

These smooth muscle fibers that contract in the myometrium have an effect on the stretching of the uterus. Skip to content. ... because of which the smooth muscle contractions are further stimulated.