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Contractility Measurements of Human Uterine Smooth Muscle to Aid Drug Development
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2018
This article describes experimental protocols to study ex vivo contractions of human myometrium and their application in drug discovery. This technique is used to improve the understanding of myometrial physiology and pathophysiology as well as to validate pharmacological data from novel research probes or drug leads.
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Ex Vivo Assessment of Contractility, Fatigability and Alternans in Isolated Skeletal Muscles
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Cited by 54 •
2012
We describe a method to directly measure muscle force, muscle power, contractile kinetics and fatigability of isolated skeletal muscles in an in vitro system using field stimulation. Valuable information on Ca2+ handling properties and contractile machinery of the muscle can be obtained using different stimulating protocols.
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Evaluation of Muscle Function of the Extensor Digitorum Longus Muscle Ex vivo and Tibialis Anterior Muscle In situ in Mice
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Cited by 73 •
2013
Changes in limb muscle contractile and passive mechanical properties are important biomarkers for muscle diseases. This manuscript describes physiological assays to measure these properties in the murine extensor digitorum longus and tibialis anterior muscles.
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Measuring Compound Muscle Action Potentials in Mouse Forelimb Muscles In Vivo
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2025
This video demonstrates an in vivo technique for measuring compound muscle action potential (CMAP) in mice. It outlines the steps for setting up electrodes, stimulating forelimb neurons that innervate muscle fibers, and recording muscle responses. The technique assesses neuronal demyelination and functional neuron loss.
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C. elegans Muscle Area Measurements: A Standardized Method to Quantify Striated Muscle Morphology
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2023
C. elegans have two types of muscles, single sarcomere and multiple sarcomere, or striated muscles. This video describes the arrangement of the striated body wall muscles, which are responsible for a worm’s locomotion and includes a sample protocol to measure muscle morphology using image analysis software.
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Muscle development proceeds through a coordinated cellular sequence: myoblasts first proliferate, then align and fuse into multinucleated muscle fibers. Subsequent organization and maturation establish the structure required for movement, posture, and force production. This sequence gives biologists a framework for examining how precursor-cell behavior produces functional muscle tissue.
Signaling pathways provide regulatory control during myogenesis, influencing when precursor cells differentiate, how they organize, and how developing fibers mature. Their role is important because muscle formation depends not only on producing cells, but also on coordinating their behavior and structural arrangement. Studying these pathways can reveal biological points at which development or repair may be altered.
Fusion joins aligned myoblasts into multinucleated muscle fibers, creating a more organized cellular structure than separate precursor cells. As these fibers mature, their organization supports the functional requirements of muscle tissue, including movement, posture, and force production. Examining this transition helps researchers connect cellular events during myogenesis with the later performance of muscle.
Embryonic muscle formation and post-injury repair represent related biological contexts for studying tissue formation. In embryogenesis, researchers examine how muscle tissue acquires organization and function as the organism develops; after injury, they consider how developmental principles relate to restoration. Comparing these settings helps connect normal formation with regenerative biology without treating them as identical processes.
Research on Muscle Development can address how tissues form during embryogenesis, how muscle adapts in relation to exercise, and how tissue may repair after injury. It also provides context for investigating muscular disorders and regenerative medicine. Together, these areas link basic developmental biology with questions about tissue function, disease mechanisms, and potential treatment strategies.
Tissue-engineered muscle models provide experimental systems for investigating disease mechanisms and evaluating potential treatments. Their value comes from offering a constructed model in which aspects of muscle structure and function can be examined in a research setting. Within biology, these models complement studies of embryogenesis, repair, disorders, and exercise-related adaptation by supporting focused investigation of muscle tissue.