"Muscle Contraction" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A process leading to shortening and/or development of tension in muscle tissue. Muscle contraction occurs by a sliding filament mechanism whereby actin filaments slide inward among the myosin filaments.
| Descriptor ID |
D009119
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.494
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Contraction- Muscle Contraction
- Contraction, Muscle
- Contractions, Muscle
- Muscle Contractions
- Muscular Contraction
- Contraction, Muscular
- Contractions, Muscular
- Muscular Contractions
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Muscle Contraction" by people in this website by year, and whether "Muscle Contraction" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2000 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| 2006 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 2009 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2010 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2016 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2025 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Contraction" by people in Profiles.
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MBNL loss of function in smooth muscle as a model for myotonic dystrophy associated gastrointestinal dysmotility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Dec 16; 122(50):e2522788122.
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Muscle Rev-erb controls time-dependent adaptations to chronic exercise in mice. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 01; 16(1):5708.
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A Standardized Approach to Performing and Interpreting Functional Lumen Imaging Probe Panometry for Esophageal Motility Disorders: The Dallas Consensus. Gastroenterology. 2025 Jun; 168(6):1114-1127.e5.
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The role of progesterone receptor isoforms in the myometrium. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol. 2022 11; 224:106160.
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Variants in ASPH cause exertional heat illness and are associated with malignant hyperthermia susceptibility. Nat Commun. 2022 06 13; 13(1):3403.
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Mechanics of dystrophin deficient skeletal muscles in very young mice and effects of age. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2021 08 01; 321(2):C230-C246.
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Botulinum Neurotoxin Injections in Childhood Opisthotonus. Toxins (Basel). 2021 02 12; 13(2).
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Antagonism of proNGF or its receptor p75NTR reverses remodelling and improves bladder function in a mouse model of diabetic voiding dysfunction. Diabetologia. 2020 09; 63(9):1932-1946.
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The relation of peripheral and central sensitization to muscle co-contraction: the MOST study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2020 09; 28(9):1214-1219.
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Neural control properties of the external anal sphincter in young and elderly women. Neurourol Urodyn. 2019 09; 38(7):1828-1833.