Zinc and nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) seem to be associated with major depression, and some antidepressants, including fluoxetine (Prozac), antagonize nAChRs. Therefore, a study was made ...
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A formerly unknown action of the acetylcholine receptor channel, a protein that regulates the electrical activity of nerve and muscle cells, is described by biophysicists at the ...
We all learned in high school biology that mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell. But powering up those cellular engines requires a molecular spark. Now, scientists at the Salk Institute have ...
Increased proliferation of bronchial smooth-muscle cells may lead to increased muscle mass in the airways of patients with asthma. The antiproliferative effect of glucocorticoids in bronchial ...
Although FGF signaling promotes myoblast proliferation and represses myogenic differentiation, one of the FGF receptors (FGFR), FGFR4, is expressed mainly in mature skeletal muscle. Disruption of ...
The decision to stop the Phase IIb study was driven by “strategic business reasons,” according to a federal clinical trials ...
A recent study conducted at The Westmead Institute for Medical Research has shed light on the role of vitamin D in muscle cells. The study looked at the role of vitamin D in muscles in mice, and ...
Dear Dr. Donohue: My aunt died about 20 years ago. I have been told the cause of her death was myasthenia gravis. Will you please answer some questions about it? What are the early symptoms? How is it ...
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