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Under defined in vitro conditions, these cells adopt a cardiomyocyte phenotype that goes beyond the simple expression of cardiac-restricted biochemical and molecular markers, extending to the types of single-cell physiological functions that are hallmarks of authentic cardiomyocytes, including action potentials, calcium transients, and contractile activity.
At a cellular and molecular level, how does a fast glycolytic myofiber sense a tonic pattern of contractile activity and transduce that information to transform itself into a cell with fast oxidative or slow oxidative properties?
There was no difference, however, in contractile properties between emphysema and control muscle in that study [ 11 ] .
Among these are diaphragm fiber shortening with a corresponding shift in the length-tension curve [ 1 2 3 4 5 ] and variable changes in the contractile properties of diaphragm strips in vitro [ 2 3 5 6 ] . Increased fatigue resistance of the muscle is the single alteration in contractile properties that has been most consistently [ 2 3 6 ] , though not always [ 7 ] , identified.
In their model, the minimal contractile force required for stabilizing each of these intermediate shapes is proportional to the global steady state stiffness of the cell and is dependent on the extent of furrow ingression.