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Muscle contraction

ACE-031, a soluble activin type IIB receptor, increases muscle mass and strength in the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

Samuel M. Cadena, Sasha Bogdanovich, Tejvir S. Khurana, Abigail Pullen, R. Scott Pearsall, Elizabeth Curran, Ryan Faucette, Joan Lane, Jasbir Seehra, Jennifer L. Lachey, Alan D. Mizener, Emidio E. Pistilli

published 13 Feb 2026

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Effect of high time under tension strength training on different muscular actions in the performance of runners: A randomized controlled trial

Júlio César de Carvalho Martins, Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Felipe J. Aidar, Gustavo Ivo de Carvalho e Silva, Eder Magnus Almeida Alves Filho, Fatma Hilal Yagin, Georgian Badicu, Pablo Prieto González, Sameer Badri Al-Mhanna, Mohammed Dauda Goni, Nouf H. Alkhamees, Raphael Fabricio de Souza

published 09 Feb 2026

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MightyU – A portable sensor-based video game application for exercise training of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy

Lynn Eitner, Lennart Lücke, Elnaz Farshadfar, Christian Grüneberg, Christoph Maier, Almut Weitkämper, Bettina Menzen, Anja Burmann, Roman von Gehlen, Peter Konrad, Thomas Immich, Britta Karn, Patrick Filipowicz, Maximilian Pilk, Thomas Lücke

published 04 Feb 2026

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Functional role of THRAP3 in modulating thyroid hormone–mediated gene networks in C2C12 myotubes

Taku Fukushima, Sachi Kuse, Yuka Hasegawa, Taiju Fujioka, Takeshi Nikawa, Satoru Masubuchi, Iori Sakakibara

published 22 Jan 2026

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Evidence for loss of contractile phenotype of the mouse aortic vascular smooth muscle (MOVAS) cell line with increasing number of passages in vitro

Lucile Cadoret, Anaïs Okwieka, Alexandre Berquand, Christine Pietrement, Philippe Gillery, Stephane Jaisson

published 19 Dec 2025

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Phenotypic stratification predicts the pace, but not the outcome, of continence recovery after radical prostatectomy

Małgorzata Terek-Derszniak, Danuta Gąsior-Perczak, Małgorzata Biskup, Tomasz Skowronek, Mariusz Nowak, Justyna Falana, Jarosław Jaskulski, Mateusz Obarzanowski, Stanislaw Gozdz, Pawel Macek

published 18 Dec 2025

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Effects of hip abducted position during eccentric-only resistance exercise on acute changes in passive stiffness of the biarticular hamstring muscles

Raki Kawama, Katsuki Takahashi, Ryo Nobukawa, Taku Wakahara

published 18 Dec 2025

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Creatine kinase and its muscle/brain isoenzyme as potential biomarkers for cardiovascular disease risk: A cross-sectional analysis of a population-based cohort

Mahla Izadpanah, Elahe Pourahmadi, Hamideh Safarian Bana, Elham Dehghani, Masoumeh Akbari, Fatemeh Asgharian Rezae, Fatemeh Yarmohammadi, Ashraf Alnattah, Saeid Eslami, Zhila Taherzadeh

published 05 Dec 2025

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Non-muscle myosin IIC predominantly expressed in the slow-twitch skeletal muscles impedes age-related muscle weakness

Hiroki Hamaguchi, Shino Hiraoka, Kun Tang, Haonan Zhu, Yoshitaka Mita, Yasuro Furuichi, Nobuharu L. Fujii, Yasuko Manabe

published 04 Dec 2025

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Mental imagery and breathing exercises integrated into a standardized warm-up routine enhance sympathetic activation and optimize muscular performance in firefighters

Jean Philippe Biéchy, Camille Charissou, Candice Groléas, Thomas Skrysinski, Sylvain Gobert, David Amarantini, Lilian Fautrelle

published 03 Dec 2025

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Insights from the care home staff on the use of observational risk assessment of contractures: Longitudinal evaluation (ORACLE): A qualitative study

Hina Tariq, Kathryn Collins, Joel Dunn, Sam Porter

published 31 Oct 2025

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Relationship between the asymmetry of the resting scapular position and the prevalence of latent myofascial trigger points in the trapezius muscle in asymptomatic adults

Yasuhiro Aki, Ippei Okino, Genki Tsuyama, Yoshiyasu Tanitsu, Hisao Nishijo, Kouichi Takamoto

published 27 Oct 2025

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Effects of interferential stimulation on clinical symptom and urodynamic findings in women with voiding dysfunction: A protocol of randomized clinical trial

Seyedeh Saeideh Babazadeh-Zavieh, Fahimeh Karshenas, Sona Tayebi, Niloofar Rabiei, Seyed Mohammad Jafar Haeri

published 27 Oct 2025

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