First, the exercise breaks down muscle protein, which is called "catabolism." That causes the tissue to rebuild, which results in an increase in muscle mass called "anabolism." The gain is greater ...

The ECM (extracellular matrix) provides the microenvironmental niche sensed by resident vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs ... Primary VSMCs were isolated from explants of human aortic tissues from 5 ...

The results indicate that appropriate doping with nanonickel significantly enhances the response characteristics and electrochemical properties. The artificial muscle fabrication ... control group ...