Normal urinary bladder function requires contraction and relaxation of the detrusor smooth muscle (DSM). The DSM undergoes compensatory hypertrophy in response to partial bladder outlet obstruction ...

“Very high magnesium levels can lead to kidney damage, muscle weakness, trouble breathing, and cardiac arrest,” she says. “It ...

IT is generally believed that the process which initiates contraction in striated muscle is the depolarization of the excitable membrane of the muscle fibre, although the mechanism by which membrane ...

When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones ...

When labor begins, the uterus must coordinate rhythmic, well-timed contractions to deliver the baby safely. While hormones ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract G-acid, a smooth-muscle-contracting substance isolated from human blood plasma, was previously identified as 3-octadecenoic acid. Synthetic ...

Your stomach growls are a normal part of digestion. This sound, called borborygmus, happens as gas and fluids move through ...