Stretch reduces central core lesions and calcium build-up in tenotomized soleus.

The incidence of skeletal muscle tendon rupture is increasing. The unloaded, shortened muscle undergoes rapid degeneration. Rehabilitation takes 10-12 weeks and includes stretch therapy.

Endothelium-derived 2-arachidonylglycerol: an intermediate in vasodilatory eicosanoid release in bovine coronary arteries.

Acetylcholine stimulates the release of endothelium-derived arachidonic acid (AA) metabolites including prostacyclin and epoxyeicosatrienoic acids (EETs), which relax coronary arteries. However, mechanisms of endothelial cell (EC) AA activation remain undefined. We propose that 2-arachidonylglycerol (2-AG) plays an important role in this pathway.