X-ray diffraction shows that some degree of three-dimensional organization of actin exists in a molluscan smooth muscle. From X-ray patterns from this muscle and the toad sartorius, both in the living ...

Adding to the growing fundamental understanding of the machinery of muscle cells, a group of biophysicists describe -- in minute detail -- how actin filaments are stabilized at one of their ends to ...

Have you ever been curious about which muscle is the fastest or strongest muscle in the body? Before we answer these questions, we must first define the three different types of muscles in our bodies: ...

Asthma and eosinophilic bronchitis are characterized by similar inflammatory infiltrates in the submucosa of the lower airway. However, eosinophilic bronchitis differs from asthma in that there is no ...