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5 second bin) and the area under curve of the EMG corresponding to each phase of the bladder contraction was measured (Sigma Scan/Image; Jandel Scientiflcs, San Rafael, Ca).
In the linked study [ 5], extended co-cultures of fibroblasts and monocytes augmented collagen gel contraction and degraded the extracellular matrix.
reduction of tension in the ECM provokes apoptosis and reduces α-SMA; as human dermal myofibroblasts readily undergo apoptosis in response to gel relaxation (or wound contraction) their absence from the neodermis of a healed wound is likely the result of apoptosis.
The force produced by a muscle under voluntary contraction is based on two mechanisms: the firing frequency and the recruitment of the motor units.
This phenomenon has been considered as an in vitro equivalent of the connective-tissue contraction that occurs during wound healing.