Each cardiac muscle cell can have over 5,000 sarcomeres, which compounds both the shortening and relaxation events. "This process appears to be regulated by myosin-binding protein-C (cMyBP-C), which ...
This study investigates the role of a key interaction between Tropomyosin (Tpm) and Troponin T (TnT) in the regulation of cardiac muscle contraction, with a particular focus on understanding ...
Science reveals that your lower legs act as a secondary circulatory pump, pushing blood against gravity to protect your heart and prevent dangerous blood pooling.
Researchers from the Heart Center of the University Medical Center Göttingen (UMG) led by Priv.-Doz. Dr. Sören Brandenburg have identified a protein that plays a central role in the heart's adaptation ...
Researchers at TalTech have concluded that a lack of creatine does not cause heart failure, contrary to previous assumptions. However, their surprising discoveries about heart muscle cells could lead ...