disease called tetanus) is a sustained muscle contraction evoked when the motor nerve that innervates a skeletal muscle emits action potentials at a very high... 8 KB (725 words) - 20:01, 8 June 2023 |
Spasm (redirect from Muscle spasm) sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ, such as the bladder. A spasmodic muscle contraction may be caused by... 4 KB (335 words) - 01:21, 17 March 2024 |
Sliding filament theory (redirect from Sliding filament theory of muscle contraction) The sliding filament theory explains the mechanism of muscle contraction based on muscle proteins that slide past each other to generate movement. According... 20 KB (2,657 words) - 22:43, 13 April 2024 |
muscles, but nonetheless arise through activation of the central nervous system, albeit not engaging cortical structures until after the contraction has... 23 KB (2,395 words) - 16:15, 22 April 2024 |
GLUT4 (section Muscle contraction) striated skeletal muscle cells, GLUT4 concentration in the plasma membrane can increase as a result of either exercise or muscle contraction. During exercise... 25 KB (2,937 words) - 17:58, 15 January 2024 |
to or interference with the different stages of muscle contraction. There are two main causes of muscle fatigue: the limitations of a nerve’s ability to... 21 KB (2,512 words) - 14:01, 2 April 2024 |