Mechanisms of myofascial pain

MS Jafri - International scholarly research notices, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Myofascial pain syndrome is an important health problem. It affects a majority of the general
population, impairs mobility, causes pain, and reduces the overall sense of well‐being …

The effects of hemodynamic force on embryonic development

JC Culver, ME Dickinson - Microcirculation, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Microcirculation (2010) 17, 164–178. doi: 10.1111/j. 1549‐8719.2010. 00025. x Abstract
Blood vessels have long been known to respond to hemodynamic force, and several …

Mechanotransduction in cardiac myocytes

JAN Lammerding, RD Kamm… - Annals of the New York …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Cardiac myocytes react to diverse mechanical demands with a multitude of transient and
long‐term responses to normalize the cellular mechanical environment. Several stretch …

Congenital heart malformations induced by hemodynamic altering surgical interventions

M Midgett, S Rugonyi - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Embryonic heart formation results from a dynamic interplay between genetic and
environmental factors. Blood flow during early embryonic stages plays a critical role in heart …

The role of shear stress on ET-1, KLF2, and NOS-3 expression in the develo** cardiovascular system of chicken embryos in a venous ligation model

BCW Groenendijk, K Van der Heiden… - …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
In this review, the role of wall shear stress in the chicken embryonic heart is analyzed to
determine its effect on cardiac development through regulating gene expression. Therefore …

Three‐dimensional myofiber architecture of the embryonic left ventricle during normal development and altered mechanical loads

K Tobita, JB Garrison, LJ Liu… - … Record Part A …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Mechanical load influences embryonic ventricular growth, morphogenesis, and function. To
date, little is known regarding how the embryonic left ventricular (LV) myocardium acquires a …

Investigating developmental cardiovascular biomechanics and the origins of congenital heart defects

WJ Kowalski, K Pekkan, JP Tinney, BB Keller - Frontiers in physiology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Innovative research on the interactions between biomechanical load and cardiovascular
(CV) morphogenesis by multiple investigators over the past 3 decades, including the …

Blood flow dynamics of one cardiac cycle and relationship to mechanotransduction and trabeculation during heart loo**

B Garita, MW Jenkins, M Han, C Zhou… - American Journal …, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
Analyses of form-function relationships during heart loo** are directly related to
technological advances. Recent advances in four-dimensional optical coherence …

Impact of hypoxia on early chick embryo growth and cardiovascular function

SK Sharma, JL Lucitti, C Nordman, JP Tinney… - Pediatric …, 2006 - nature.com
Oxygen tension is a critical factor for appropriate embryonic and fetal development. Chronic
hypoxia exposure alters cardiovascular (CV) function and structure in the late fetus and …

Left atrial ligation alters intracardiac flow patterns and the biomechanical landscape in the chick embryo

WJ Kowalski, NC Teslovich, PG Menon… - Developmental …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS) is a major human congenital heart
defect that results in single ventricle physiology and high mortality. Clinical data indicate that …