Ann Biomed Eng 2020 Jan 31
Mechanics of Porcine Heart Valves' Strut Chordae Tendineae Investigated as a Leaflet-Chordae-Papillary Muscle Entity.
Ross CJ, Laurence DW, Hsu MC, Baumwart R, Zhao YD, Mir A, Burkhart HM, Holzapfel GA, Wu Y, Lee CH
Proper blood flow through the atrioventricular heart valves (AHVs) relies on the holistic function of the valve and subvalvular structures, and a fail ...
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J. Physiol. (Lond.) 2020 Jan 31
Impaired muscle spindle function in murine models of muscular dystrophy.
Gerwin L, Rossmanith S, Haupt C, Schultheiß J, Brinkmeier H, Bittner RE, Kröger S
muscular dystrophy patients suffer from progressive degeneration of skeletal muscle fibers, sudden spontaneous falls, balance problems, as well as gai ...
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Front Cell Infect Microbiol
An Evolutionary View of Trypanosoma Cruzi Telomeres.
Ramirez JL
Like in most eukaryotes, the linear chromosomes of Trypanosoma cruzi end in a nucleoprotein structure called the telomere, which is preceded by region ...
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Elife
Actin assembly ruptures the nuclear envelope by prying the lamina away from nuclear pores and nuclear membranes in starfish oocytes.
Wesolowska N, Avilov I, Machado P, Geiss C, Kondo H, Mori M, Lenart P
The nucleus of oocytes (germinal vesicle) is unusually large and its nuclear envelope (NE) is densely packed with nuclear pore complexes (NPCs) stockp ...
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J Bodyw Mov Ther
The effects of acute static and dynamic stretching on spring-mass leg stiffness.
Goodwin JE, Glaister M, Lockey RA, Buxton E
This study investigated the effect of brief static and dynamic stretching on spring-mass leg stiffness in a vertical bilateral hopping task. ...
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