A central question in adult stem cell biology is elucidating the signaling pathways regulating their dynamics and function in diverse physiological and age-related contexts. Muscle stem cells in ...

Syn-AKE is a synthetic tripeptide that emulates the active region of Waglerin-1, a venom component derived from the Temple Viper (Tropidolaemus wagleri).

Suppose muscle fiber contraction beneath the dermal ... Acetylcholine receptors and neuromuscular junctions: From development to disorders. Neuroscience Letters, 730, 134977.

Characteristics of antibodies associated with neuronopathies, small fiber ... of muscle action potential. Anti-LRP4 and anti-MuSK antibodies target the LRP4/MuSK complex, implicated in formation and ...

Subscribe today. Everyone is familiar, at least hand-wavingly, with the distinction between slow-twitch and fast-twitch muscle-fiber types. The former are great for running marathons; the latter ...

Eggs pop out of ovaries. But what propels them has been unknown. Now, researchers from the University of Connecticut explain in an article published in the September 18 issue of the Proceedings of the ...

Now, researchers from the University of Connecticut explain in an article published in the September 18 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that tiny, muscle-like fibers ...

Whether you’ve been lifting for years or you’re just getting started, if your goal is to build muscle, you need to first understand that gaining size and gaining strength are two distinctly ...

The neuromuscular system coordinates muscle contractions and limb movements. Speed involves rapid firing of motor units, with fast-twitch muscle fibers (Type II fibers) predominantly recruited for ...