Muscle Contraction

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A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.

Descriptor ID	D009119
MeSH Number(s)	G11.427.494
Concept/Terms	Muscle Contraction Muscle Contraction Contraction, Muscle Contractions, Muscle Muscle Contractions Muscular Contraction Contraction, Muscular Contractions, Muscular Muscular Contractions Inotropism Inotropism Inotropisms

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Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Muscle Contraction [G11.427.494]

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Bar chart showing 141 publications over 29 distinct years, with a maximum of 12 publications in 2009

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	2	0	2
1996	0	3	3
1997	2	1	3
1998	0	1	1
1999	1	0	1
2000	2	1	3
2001	1	3	4
2002	3	3	6
2003	3	5	8
2004	5	6	11
2005	0	3	3
2006	1	3	4
2007	3	1	4
2008	8	2	10
2009	4	8	12
2010	1	1	2
2011	6	0	6
2012	2	4	6
2013	3	6	9
2014	5	0	5
2015	1	3	4
2016	2	3	5
2017	1	5	6
2018	1	1	2
2019	0	4	4
2020	1	4	5
2021	2	3	5
2022	0	1	1
2024	3	3	6

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Buckley M, Jacob WP, Bortey L, McClain ME, Ritter AL, Godfrey A, Munneke AS, Ramachandran S, Kenis S, Kolnik JC, Olofsson S, Nenadovich M, Kutoloski T, Rademacher L, Alva A, Heinecke O, Adkins R, Parkar S, Bhagat R, Lunato J, Beets I, Francis MM, Kowalski JR. Cell non-autonomous signaling through the conserved C. elegans glycoprotein hormone receptor FSHR-1 regulates cholinergic neurotransmission. PLoS Genet. 2024 Nov; 20(11):e1011461.

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Debold EP, Westerblad H. New insights into the cellular and molecular mechanisms of skeletal muscle fatigue: the Marion J. Siegman Award Lectureships. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2024 Oct 01; 327(4):C946-C958.

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Guimar?es DSPSF, Barrios NMF, de Oliveira AG, Rizo-Roca D, Jollet M, Smith JAB, Araujo TR, da Cruz MV, Marconato E, Hirabara SM, Vieira AS, Krook A, Zierath JR, Silveira LR. Concerted regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism and contractile properties by the orphan nuclear receptor Nr2f6. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2024 Aug; 15(4):1335-1347.

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Smith ZH, Martin RA, Casto E, Bigelow C, Busa MA, Kent JA. Muscle Torque-Velocity Relationships and Fatigue With Reduced Knee Joint Range of Motion in Young and Older Adults. J Appl Biomech. 2024 Aug 01; 40(4):261-269.

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Lu P, Lifshitz LM, Bellve K, ZhuGe R. TMEM16A in smooth muscle cells acts as a pacemaker channel in the internal anal sphincter. Commun Biol. 2024 02 05; 7(1):151.

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Liu S, Marang C, Woodward M, Joumaa V, Leonard T, Scott B, Debold E, Herzog W, Walcott S. Modeling thick filament activation suggests a molecular basis for force depression. Biophys J. 2024 03 05; 123(5):555-571.

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Debold EP. Recent insights into the relative timing of myosin's powerstroke and release of phosphate. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2021 09; 78(9):448-458.

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Gonzalez-Franquesa A, Stocks B, Borg ML, Kuefner M, Dalbram E, Nielsen TS, Agrawal A, Pankratova S, Chibalin AV, Karlsson HKR, Gheibi S, Bj?rnholm M, J?rgensen NR, Clemmensen C, Hostrup M, Treebak JT, Krook A, Zierath JR, Deshmukh AS. Discovery of thymosin ?4 as a human exerkine and growth factor. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2021 11 01; 321(5):C770-C778.

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Scott B, Marang C, Woodward M, Debold EP. Myosin's powerstroke occurs prior to the release of phosphate from the active site. Cytoskeleton (Hoboken). 2021 05; 78(5):185-198.

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Song T, McNamara JW, Ma W, Landim-Vieira M, Lee KH, Martin LA, Heiny JA, Lorenz JN, Craig R, Pinto JR, Irving T, Sadayappan S. Fast skeletal myosin-binding protein-C regulates fast skeletal muscle contraction. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021 04 27; 118(17).

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