Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0206-22 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Beyond bouncy gaits: The role of multiscale compliance in skeletal muscle performance.
J Exp Zool A Ecol Integr Physiol
January 2020
Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona.
McNeill Alexander demonstrated that compliant tendons could improve locomotor performance by decoupling muscle length changes from joint movements and mechanical energy fluctuations. This was revolutionary for our understanding of animal locomotion, but also highlighted the limitations of our understanding of the contractile performance of muscle under the dynamic conditions relevant to movement. This review addresses the potential for biological compliance to not only alter the demands on muscle but also fundamentally change contractile performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOf mice and Marfan: genetic linkage analyses of the fibrillin genes, Fbn1 and Fbn2, in the mouse genome.
Mamm Genome
November 1994
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Jefferson Cancer Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
The fibrillin genes, FBN1 and FBN2, encode large extracellular matrix glycoproteins involved in the structure and function of microfibrils. Mutations in FBN1 are found in patients with Marfan syndrome, a heritable connective tissue disease that primarily affects the cardiovascular, ocular, and skeletal systems. We extended the studies of these genes by determining their chromosomal position in the mouse genome.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEpididymal protein synthesis and secretion in strains of mice bearing single gene mutations which affect fertility.
Biol Reprod
March 1988
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232.
Mice bearing gene mutations that, among other effects, render the males infertile were examined. Serum testosterone was within the normal range (0.8-1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!