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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.
PI-3Kinase activity is acutely regulated and a number of isoforms have been cloned that are activated in response to various stimuli [ 4 ] . The major phosphatidylinositol-3-phosphate phosphatase in cells is the tumor suppressor PTEN [ 5 6 ] . This protein has a tonic inhibitory effect on PI-3Kinase signaling by reversing the 3'-phosphorylation.
While MSG elicited a response that resembled that of NaCl, with a phasic CT response and a tonic NG response (Fig.
And whether or not a documentary succeeds, Moyers always serves as a tonic to television's mad rush.
For example, phasic and tonic behavior of gastrointestinal smooth muscles has been attributed to different expression levels of caldesmon and caldesmon-binding proteins, but not to differences in the relative proportions of myosin, actin, calponin, and tropomyosin [ 1 2 ] . Arteries and veins of different vascular beds are primarily composed of tonic smooth muscles.