Kiisa Nishikawa

Publications

• Understanding Muscle Function During Perturbed in Vivo Locomotion Using a Muscle Avatar Approach
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Jul, 2023  |   Pubmed ID: 37334740
• The Force Response of Muscles to Activation and Length Perturbations Depends on Length History
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Feb, 2023  |   Pubmed ID: 36655760
• Effects of Shortening Velocity on the Stiffness to Force Ratio During Isometric Force Redevelopment Suggest Mechanisms of Residual Force Depression
  Scientific Reports. Jan, 2023  |   Pubmed ID: 36653512
• Transcriptomic Profiles of Muscular Dystrophy with Myositis (mdm) in Extensor Digitorum Longus, Psoas, and Soleus Muscles from Mice
  BMC Genomics. Sep, 2022  |   Pubmed ID: 36115951
• Contributions of Titin and Collagen to Passive Stress in Muscles from Mice with a Small Deletion in Titin's Molecular Spring
  International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Aug, 2022  |   Pubmed ID: 36012129
• Residual Force Enhancement is Reduced in Permeabilized Fiber Bundles from Mdm Muscles
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. May, 2022  |   Pubmed ID: 35514253
• Micro-biopsies: a Less Invasive Technique for Investigating Human Muscle Fiber Mechanics
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Mar, 2022  |   Pubmed ID: 35224639
• Isolated Joint Block Progression Training Improves Leaping Performance in Dancers
  Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34970645
• What is an Artificial Muscle? A Comparison of Soft Actuators to Biological Muscles
  Bioinspiration & Biomimetics. Dec, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34792040
• Stretch-Shortening Cycle Performance and Muscle-Tendon Properties in Dancers and Runners
  Journal of Applied Biomechanics. Nov, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34788742
• Muscle As a Tunable Material: Implications for Achieving Muscle-like Function in Robotic Prosthetic Devices
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Oct, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34605903
• Strength and Power Capabilities Predict Weighted Parameter Ranking of Leaping Performance in Dancers
  Sports Biomechanics. Jun, 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 34142639
• Non-cross Bridge Viscoelastic Elements Contribute to Muscle Force and Work During Stretch-Shortening Cycles: Evidence From Whole Muscles and Permeabilized Fibers
  Frontiers in Physiology. 2021  |   Pubmed ID: 33854441
• Comparative Analysis of the Transcriptomes of EDL, Psoas, and Soleus Muscles from Mice
  BMC Genomics. Nov, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 33213377
• N2A Titin: Signaling Hub and Mechanical Switch in Skeletal Muscle
  International Journal of Molecular Sciences. Jun, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32492876
• Titin: A Tunable Spring in Active Muscle
  Physiology (Bethesda, Md.). May, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 32293234
• Effects of a Titin Mutation on Force Enhancement and Force Depression in Mouse Soleus Muscles
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Jan, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 31862847
• Calcium-dependent Titin-thin Filament Interactions in Muscle: Observations and Theory
  Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility. Mar, 2020  |   Pubmed ID: 31289970
• Optimal Length, Calcium Sensitivity and Twitch Characteristics of Skeletal Muscles from Mice with a Deletion in N2A Titin
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. 06, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31097600
• Severe Thermoregulatory Deficiencies in Mice with a Deletion in the Titin Gene
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Apr, 2019  |   Pubmed ID: 31015287
• Case Study: A Bio-Inspired Control Algorithm for a Robotic Foot-Ankle Prosthesis Provides Adaptive Control of Level Walking and Stair Ascent
  Frontiers in Robotics and AI. 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 33500922
• Basic Science and Clinical Use of Eccentric Contractions: History and Uncertainties
  Journal of Sport and Health Science. Jul, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 30356648
• Calcium Increases Titin N2A Binding to F-actin and Regulated Thin Filaments
  Scientific Reports. Oct, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 30275509
• Muscle Function from Organisms to Molecules
  Integrative and Comparative Biology. Aug, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29850810
• The Evolution of Bite Force in Horned Lizards: the Influence of Dietary Specialization
  Journal of Anatomy. Feb, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29159806
• Effects of a Titin Mutation on Negative Work During Stretch-shortening Cycles in Skeletal Muscles
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Nov, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28939561
• Titin Force Enhancement Following Active Stretch of Skinned Skeletal Muscle Fibres
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. 09, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28637823
• Physiological Mechanisms of Eccentric Contraction and Its Applications: A Role for the Giant Titin Protein
  Frontiers in Physiology. 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28232805
• Effects of Activation on the Elastic Properties of Intact Soleus Muscles with a Deletion in Titin
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Mar, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 27994045
• The Effects of a Skeletal Muscle Titin Mutation on Walking in Mice
  Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. Jan, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 27986994
• Huxleys' Missing Filament: Form and Function of Titin in Vertebrate Striated Muscle
  Annual Review of Physiology. Feb, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 27813826
• Letter to the Editor: "Titin-actin Interaction: the Report of Its Death Was an Exaggeration"
  American Journal of Physiology. Cell Physiology. Apr, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27074703
• Decreased Force Enhancement in Skeletal Muscle Sarcomeres with a Deletion in Titin
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. 05, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26944495
• Eccentric Contraction: Unraveling Mechanisms of Force Enhancement and Energy Conservation
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Jan, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 26792330
• Shiver Me Titin! Elucidating Titin's Role in Shivering Thermogenesis
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Mar, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25573826
• Titin Force is Enhanced in Actively Stretched Skeletal Muscle
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Oct, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 25147246
• The Scaling of Tongue Projection in the Veiled Chameleon, Chamaeleo Calyptratus
  Zoology (Jena, Germany). Aug, 2014  |   Pubmed ID: 24703241
• A Molecular Basis for Intrinsic Muscle Properties: Implications for Motor Control
  Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 2013  |   Pubmed ID: 23296483
• What is the Role of Titin in Active Muscle?
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. Apr, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 22157359
• Is Titin a 'winding Filament'? A New Twist on Muscle Contraction
  Proceedings. Biological Sciences. Mar, 2012  |   Pubmed ID: 21900329
• Prey Capture in Frogs: Alternative Strategies, Biomechanical Trade-offs, and Hierarchical Decision Making
  Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part A, Ecological Genetics and Physiology. Feb, 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 20309849
• Aquatic Feeding in Pipid Frogs: the Use of Suction for Prey Capture
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Jun, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20511513
• Prey Location, Biomechanical Constraints, and Motor Program Choice During Prey Capture in the Tomato Frog, Dyscophus Guineti
  Journal of Comparative Physiology. A, Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. Sep, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19657661
• Electromyography and the Evolution of Motor Control: Limitations and Insights
  Integrative and Comparative Biology. Aug, 2008  |   Pubmed ID: 21669789
• Elastic Properties of Active Muscle--on the Rebound?
  Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews. Oct, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17921785
• Storage and Recovery of Elastic Potential Energy Powers Ballistic Prey Capture in Toads
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Jul, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16788037
• Mechanism of Tongue Protraction in Microhylid Frogs
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Jan, 2004  |   Pubmed ID: 14638829
• Evolutionary Convergence in Nervous Systems: Insights from Comparative Phylogenetic Studies
  Brain, Behavior and Evolution. 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 12207081
• Comparative Study of the Innervation Patterns of the Hyobranchial Musculature in Three Iguanian Lizards: Sceloporus Undulatus, Pseudotrapelus Sinaitus, and Chamaeleo Jacksonii
  The Anatomical Record. Jun, 2002  |   Pubmed ID: 11997887
• Neuromuscular Control of Prey Capture in Frogs
  Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological Sciences. May, 1999  |   Pubmed ID: 10382226
• Morphology and Mechanics of Tongue Movement in the African Pig-nosed Frog Hemisus Marmoratum: a Muscular Hydrostatic Model
  The Journal of Experimental Biology. Apr, 1999  |   Pubmed ID: 10069966