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Three-dimensional (3D) collagen gel culture has been used as an in vitro model of in vivo tissue contraction, a common feature of fibrosis, as well as the resolution of granulation tissue that characterizes repair [ 1, 2].
This would increase the probability of cross-bridge binding to actin, resulting in a greater number of cross-bridges exerting force during the twitch contraction.
Myofibers subjected to tonic patterns of work activity—sustained periods of repetitive contraction on a habitual basis—will take on fast oxidative or slow oxidative properties.
The inability of keloid fibroblasts to respond with increased α-SMA to TGFβ1 may be a consequence of their ability to initiate gel contraction (only the central portion of the gel remained attached) and apoptosis.
The data in Figure 1would center around the line representing the theoretical length-tension relationship if sarcomere length for each contraction was corrected by subtracting 0.19 μm.