During restricted periods of development (embryonic day (E) 14.5-E15.5 in mice 1), peripheral innervation of a subset of type I myotubes by group Ia sensory (but not motor 9) axons provides ...

After complete transection of a nerve, good neuroanastomosis is needed to prevent the formation of fibrous connective tissues that form obstacles to nerve regeneration, and to facilitate repair of the ...

Knowing where our bodies are in space is critical for the control of our movements and for our sense of self. Feedback from muscle spindles and tendon organs provides information about where our ...

Scattered throughout skeletal muscle, the muscle spindles are composed of connective tissue capsules containing bundles of specialized muscle fibers called intrafusal fibers. Wrapped around the middle ...

MOST muscles are composed of a mixture of two types of muscle fibre which can be shown to differ in myoglobin content. Slow type 1 fibres are narrow, contain numerous mitochondria and are poor in ...

A new study from Umeå University, Sweden, shows that the body's muscles sense mechanical pressure. This new discovery has important implications for movement neuroscience and may improve the design of ...