Muscle Contraction

"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.

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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
MeSH Number(s)	G11.427.494
Concept/Terms	Muscle Contraction Muscle Contraction Contraction, Muscle Contractions, Muscle Muscle Contractions Muscular Contraction Contraction, Muscular Contractions, Muscular Muscular Contractions Inotropism Inotropism Inotropisms

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Biological Sciences [G]
Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena [G11]
Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena [G11.427]
Muscle Contraction [G11.427.494]

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Bar chart showing 113 publications over 23 distinct years, with a maximum of 10 publications in 2005 and 2011 and 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1995	0	3	3
1997	2	1	3
1998	1	3	4
1999	1	1	2
2000	1	2	3
2001	0	3	3
2002	0	1	1
2003	1	1	2
2004	4	0	4
2005	8	2	10
2006	4	2	6
2007	2	1	3
2008	5	2	7
2009	4	4	8
2010	4	3	7
2011	5	5	10
2012	4	1	5
2013	3	4	7
2014	3	2	5
2015	3	7	10
2016	1	1	2
2017	2	0	2
2018	5	1	6

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Carr JC, Bemben MG, Stock MS, DeFreitas JM. Ipsilateral and contralateral responses following unimanual fatigue with and without illusionary mirror visual feedback. J Neurophysiol. 2021 06 01; 125(6):2084-2093.

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Black CD, Schubert DJ, Szczyglowski MK, Wren JD. Carbohydrate Mouth Rinsing Does Not Prevent the Decline in Maximal Strength After Fatiguing Exercise. J Strength Cond Res. 2018 Sep; 32(9):2466-2473.

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Reagan AM, Gu X, Paudel S, Ashpole NM, Zalles M, Sonntag WE, Ungvari Z, Csiszar A, Otalora L, Freeman WM, Stout MB, Elliott MH. Age-related focal loss of contractile vascular smooth muscle cells in retinal arterioles is accelerated by caveolin-1 deficiency. Neurobiol Aging. 2018 11; 71:1-12.

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Miller RM, Keeter VM, Freitas EDS, Heishman AD, Knehans AW, Bemben DA, Bemben MG. Effects of Blood-Flow Restriction Combined With Postactivation Potentiation Stimuli on Jump Performance in Recreationally Active Men. J Strength Cond Res. 2018 Jul; 32(7):1869-1874.

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Dutra MT, Alex S, Mota MR, Sales NB, Brown LE, Bottaro M. Effect of strength training combined with antioxidant supplementation on muscular performance. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab. 2018 Aug; 43(8):775-781.

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Hight RE, Quarshie AT, Black CD. Voluntary muscle activation and evoked volitional-wave responses as a function of torque. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2018 Aug; 41:1-8.

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Ahn B, Pharaoh G, Premkumar P, Huseman K, Ranjit R, Kinter M, Szweda L, Kiss T, Fulop G, Tarantini S, Csiszar A, Ungvari Z, Van Remmen H. Nrf2 deficiency exacerbates age-related contractile dysfunction and loss of skeletal muscle mass. Redox Biol. 2018 07; 17:47-58.

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Munger CN, Archer DC, Leyva WD, Wong MA, Coburn JW, Costa PB, Brown LE. Acute Effects of Eccentric Overload on Concentric Front Squat Performance. J Strength Cond Res. 2017 May; 31(5):1192-1197.

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Didier KD, Ederer AK, Reiter LK, Brown M, Hardy R, Caldwell J, Black C, Bemben MG, Ade CJ. Altered Blood Flow Response to Small Muscle Mass Exercise in Cancer Survivors Treated With Adjuvant Therapy. J Am Heart Assoc. 2017 02 07; 6(2).

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Loenneke JP, Kim D, Fahs CA, Thiebaud RS, Abe T, Larson RD, Bemben DA, Bemben MG. The influence of exercise load with and without different levels of blood flow restriction on acute changes in muscle thickness and lactate. Clin Physiol Funct Imaging. 2017 Nov; 37(6):734-740.

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