Most involuntary muscles are made up of smooth muscle. Smooth muscle lacks the striated structure of skeletal muscle and instead consists of sheets or layers of smooth muscle cells. When stimulated by ...

This leads to the stimulation of the airway smooth muscle and of the mucous bronchial glands in the medium-to-large airways, with subsequent bronchoconstriction and mucus secretion; both events ...

Stephen Liggett and colleagues at the University of Maryland School of Medicine set out to identify the G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) involved in the contraction of bronchial airway muscles that ...

Smooth muscle cells (SMCs) of the proximal thoracic aorta are derived from second heart field (SHF) and cardiac neural crest (CNC) lineages. Recent studies, both in vitro and in vivo, have implied ...

Muscle is a soft tissue composed of elongated cells (muscle fibres) that produce force and motion through contraction. Involuntary cardiac and smooth muscles are responsible for contraction of the ...

Cardiovascular diseases remain the most common cause of death worldwide (Roth et al., 2020). Although new therapies have been developed in recent decades, there is still an urgent need for new ...

Minor muscle spasming can occur due to health conditions like nutrient deficiencies. More severe twitching can be a symptom of serious health conditions, including those affecting the nervous system.

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Eating a high protein diet, doing resistance training, and scheduling recovery time are some ways to help maintain muscle mass while losing weight. Many people seek fat loss as a goal, but they ...