OBJECTIVES The purpose of the present study was to evaluate skeletal stability after mandibular advancement with bilateral sagittal split osteotomy. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty-six patients underwent single-jaw bilateral sagittal split osteotomy (BSSO) to correct skeletal Class II malocclusion. One group (n = 13) were treated postoperatively with skeletal elastic intermaxillary fixation (IMF)...

Myosin light chain kinase purified from chicken white skeletal muscle (Mr = 150,000) was significantly larger than both rabbit skeletal (Mr = 87,000) and chicken gizzard smooth (Mr = 130,000) muscle myosin light chain kinases, as determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Km and Vmax values with rabbit or chicken skeletal, bovine cardiac, and chicken gizzard smooth...

We have described mouse models in which the expression levels of GLUT4 in skeletal muscle have been modified. GLUT4 null mice, which lack skeletal-muscle GLUT4, are insulin-resistant. In contrast, MLC-GLUT4 mice, which overexpress GLUT4 specifically in the skeletal muscle, exhibit an increase in insulin-sensitivity and glucose disposal. Restoring GLUT4 expression specifically in the skeletal mu...

WHAT IS RHABDOMYOSARCOMA? There are two kinds of muscle cells in the body: smooth muscle cells and skeletal muscle cells. Smooth muscles control involuntary activities; skeletal muscles control voluntary activities. Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is a malignant tumor ("cancer") that arises from a normal skeletal muscle cell. Not very much is known about why normal skeletal muscle cells become cancerous...

Fluorescent antibodies against fast skeletal, slow skeletal, and ventricular myosins were applied to muscle cultures from embryonic pectoralis and ventricular myocardium of the chicken. A number of spindle-shaped mononucleated cells, presumably myoblasts, and all myotubes present in skeletal muscle cultures were labeled by all three antimyosin antisera . In contrast, in cultures from ventricula...

A three-dimensional human neuromuscular tissue model that mimics the physically separated structures of motor neurons and skeletal muscle fibers is presented.

Skeletal muscle fatigue is a common symptom in various diseases, works and exercises. These were generally induced by neuron, metabolic conditions, overused muscle, and stress. But, there have been few principles about it. Many researchers have reported that acupuncture therapy has been useful to skeletal muscle fatigue on various diseases and conditions. However, it has never been shown why ac...

Anchorage has been defined as a resistance to unwanted tooth movement. It is imperative for the treatment of both dental and skeletal malocclusions. Skeletal anchorage provides better chances obtain absolute in orthodontic The topic vast compiling it one single article will be an injustice readers. So, we have divided this into two review articles under headings introduction, evolution historic...

[Purpose] To clarify t he relationship between the level of independence in activities daily living (ADL) and Skeletal Muscle Mass Index (SMI), as well prevalence low skeletal muscle mass, care-dependent elderly residents nursing homes. [Participants Methods] In 39 women special homes, Barthel (BI) representing ADL mass based on bioelectrical impedance analysis to calculate SMI were measured, c...

Myosin binding protein-C (MyBP-C) exists in three major isoforms: slow skeletal, fast skeletal, and cardiac. While cardiac MyBP-C (cMyBP-C) expression is restricted to the heart in the adult, it is transiently expressed in neonatal stages of some skeletal muscles. However, it is unclear whether this expression is necessary for the proper development and function of skeletal muscle. Our aim was ...