- Muscle cells, also known as myocytes, are specialized cells designed for contraction and force production. Skeletal Muscle Cells: These cells are long, cylindrical, and have a striated (or striped) ...
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Vol. 111, No. 22 (June 3, 2014), pp. 8275-8280 (6 pages) Progress has recently been made toward the production of human ...
The ability to modify the intracellular concentrations of divalent calcium ions is vital to normal cell functioning. In the cells of the cardiac muscle, calcium ions play a crucial role in coupling ...