mechanical stimulation
Mechanical stimulation of the foot sole in a supine position for ground reaction force simulation
... The mechanical loading in- duced some leg motion and produced friction between this muscle and the bed, which might have interfered with the EMG recordings on the ...the mechanical stimulation had ...
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Decreased CD90 expression in human mesenchymal stem cells by applying mechanical stimulation
... The maturation of the collagen matrix was evaluated by the osteonectin and osteocalcin expression. The expres- sion of osteonectin is limited to cells associated immedi- ately with mineralized tissues and it is thought ...
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Altered sensitivity to mechanical stimulation during prolonged subcutaneous administration of endothelin-1 in rats
... have been desirable to include additional testing for thermal sensitivity into the study protocol. However, this would have subjected the rats to even more testing manipulations on the same day, possible leading to a ...
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Effects of mechanical stimulation on the reprogramming of somatic cells into human-induced pluripotent stem cells
... of stimulation in days (D), respectively. The stimulation pattern was 25 s and 125 s of tension and relaxing, ...for mechanical stimulation in each group is detailed together with the start ...
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Original Article Mechanical stimulation promotes osteogenic and chondrogenic differentiation of synovial mesenchymal stem cells through BMP-2
... of mechanical stimulation increasing the capability of osteogenesis and chondrogenesis remain ...that mechanical stimulation promoted osteo- genesis and ...that mechanical loading might ...
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Dynamic pattern of mechanical stimulation promotes ossification in avian embryonic long bones
... Mechanical forces due to muscle contractions are important for normal embryonic bone growth (Palacios et al., 1992). The embryonic chick has been used to study the influence of muscle contractions on embryonic ...
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Characterization of Mammalian Tissue Pre-and-Post in-vitro Mechanical Stimulation
... To analyze both hypotheses, tissue was excised from the identified marks, including the control tissue. Hypothesis one was correct, Goldstein and Sanders reported that the highest shear load levels results in the ...
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Mechanical stimulation of starfish sperm flagella
... In all the experiments of the present study, the bend angle tended to be constant in the course of the wave propagation, namely in the wave passing beyond the restricted part Expt i, in [r] ...
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Control of directional change after mechanical stimulation in Drosophila
... Previous studies report that class IV dendritic arborization (da) sensory neurons mediate mechano- transduction in response to noxious mechanical (>30 mN) stimuli [10,20]. To determine if class IV da neurons ...
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Mechanical stimulation of the foot sole in a supine position for ground reaction force simulation
... With the aim of mimicking the upward ground reaction force, the shoe platform includes a foot plate and two pressure plates (Figure 1). The pressure plates for the heel (0.11 m x 0.08 m) and forefoot (0.11 m x 0.07 m) ...
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The Response of the Ampullae of Lorenzini of Elasmobranchs to Mechanical Stimulation
... However in one preparation, for example, pressure with a light plastic rod near the centre-line of the fish just behind the lower lip was excitatory, and pressure on the skin just beside[r] ...
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Physiological and immunocytochemical evidence that glutamatergic neurotransmission is involved in the activation of arm autotomy in the featherstar Antedon mediterranea (Echinodermata: Crinoidea)
... of stimulation in both intact animals and isolated ...of stimulation and fracture is that the autotomy response is a reflex that involves only a local nervous pathway connecting the site of damage to the ...
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Control of Luminescence in Hemichordates and Some Properties of a Nerve Net System
... d Startle luminescence The conducted luminous wave associated with the startle response to proboscis stimulation has been discussed previously under the section on mechanical stimulation[r] ...
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Influence of oxygen on the heartbeat rhythm of the leech
... For example, changes in the temperature of the fluid bathing the CNS, activation of swimming, mechanical stimulation of the skin and impulses in single sensory cells influence the rhythm[r] ...
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Mechanoreceptors involved in the hindwing evoked escape behaviour in cricket, Gryllus bimaculatus
... hand, mechanical stimulation of the hindwing elicits another type of escape behaviour in cricket, consisting of initial jumping and subsequent running to avoid the stimulus (Hiraguchi and Yamaguchi, ...of ...
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The Ionic Basis of the Depolarizing Mechanoreceptor Potential of Paramecium Tetraurelia
... A depolarizing receptor potential produced by mechanical stimulation was studied in pawn mutants of Paramecium tetraurelia bathed in TEA solution.. The potential was dependent upon the s[r] ...
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The effects of tetraethylammonium and other agents on the potassium mechanoreceptor current in the ciliate Stylonychia
... A Membrane responses, the hyperpolarizing receptor potential and the receptor outward current, to mechanical stimulation to the cell posterior; V, the membrane potential; dV/dt, the firs[r] ...
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Delayed initiation of SS1 pulses in the sea anemone Calliactis parasitica: evidence for a fourth conducting system
... Delayed SSi pulses can also be evoked by electrical, and in some cases mechanical, stimulation of the pedal disc, tentacles, and pharynx, but there are regional differences in the number[r] ...
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Membrane Properties of the Somatic Muscle (Obliquely Striated Muscle) of the Earthworm
... Typical patterns of membrane activity recorded from the longitudinal muscle cells of earthworm, a The initial discharges with high frequency was generated by mechanical stimulation and t[r] ...
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Reliability Assessment and Design of Procedures and Devices in Bariatric Surgery: An Engineering Approach
... intake, mechanical stimulation of gastrointestinal wall and feeling of ...procedure, mechanical models of the gastrointestinal tract can be developed and applied to quantitatively investigate the ...
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