.... A. and Baan , G. C. ( 2001 ). Myofascial force transmission causes interaction between adjacent muscles and connective tissue: effects of blunt dissection and compartmental fasciotomy on length force characteristics of rat extensor digitorum longus muscle . Arch. Physiol. Biochem.   109 , 97 - 109...

... by the predator. We demonstrate that a mutable collagenous tissue (MCT) is involved in the functioning of these organs: (1) some mechanical properties of Cuvierian tubules are modified by incubation in a cell-disrupting solution; (2) the connective tissue layer encloses juxtaligamental-like cells, a cell type...

... Connective tissue Thermal acclimation Ectothermic animals living in temperate environments can experience significant, long-term changes in ambient temperature. These seasonal fluctuations influence every level of biological function as a result of the universal effect of temperature on molecular...

... rotate little so limiting muscle shortening velocity, but helping to preserve force. This ability to shift gears is thought to be due to the interplay of contractile force and connective tissue constraints. In order to test this hypothesis, gear ratios were determined in the medial gastrocnemius muscles...

... dimension. By actively (with muscle) or passively (with connective tissue) controlling the various dimensions, a wide array of deformations, movements and changes in stiffness can be created. An amazing range of animals and animal structures rely on this form of skeletal support, including anemones...

... of Antibiotic Action. London: John Wiley and Sons. Garrone, R. ( 1978 ). Phylogenesis of Connective Tissue: Morphological Aspects and Biosynthesis of Sponge Intercellular Matrix (Frontiers of Matrix Biology 5) . Basel:Karger. Garrone, R., Huc, A. and Junqua, S. ( 1975 ). Fine structure...

... with the ultrastructural observation of juxtaligamental-like cells in the connective tissue, confirms that an MCT is present in both echinoid and asteroid tube feet. It was observed, however, that the tube foot stems of P. lividus and M. glacialis are affected differently by exposure to cell-disrupting solutions...

... or to be soft – the dilemma of the echinoid tooth ligament. I. Morphology. Biol. Bull . 190 , 218 –230. Birenheide, R. and Motokawa, T. ( 1996 b). Contractile connective tissue in crinoids. Biol. Bull . 191 , 1 –4. Birenheide, R. and Motokawa, T. ( 1998 ). Crinoid ligaments: catch...

..., there are aspects of connective tissue composition or design that have not yet been seen in other phyla, either because they do not exist or because they are well hidden in other animals. If the latter is true, sea cucumbers should become increasingly important as a model system in the field of extracellular matrix...

...Peter P. Purslow; Tim J. Wess; David W. L. Hukins ABSTRACT Collagen fibres form cross-helical, cross-ply or quasi-random feltworks in extensible connective tissues; strain-induced reorientation of these networks gives rise to the non-linear mechanical properties of connective tissue at finite...

...Maria Byrne ABSTRACT The stimuli provoking evisceration of Eupentacta quinquesemita (Selenka) and autotomy of isolated pharyngeal retractor muscle (PRM) tendons were investigated. Tendon autotomy is a two-part response involving PRM contraction and breakdown of tendon connective tissue...

...Maria Byrne ABSTRACT Evisceration in the holothurian Eupentacta quinquesemita (Selenka) results from a rapid softening of autotomy structures comprised of connective tissue. The mechanical properties of two autotomy tissues, the introvert and the retractor muscle tendon, were tested to investigate...

...Tatsuo Motokawa ABSTRACT Stress-relaxation tests and creep tests were performed on the bodywall dermis of two sea cucumbers, Actinopyga echinites (Jäger) and Holothuria leucospilota Brandt. These viscoelastic connective tissues had mechanical properties which agreed well with those of a four...

..., Nakagusuku, Okinawa 901-24, Japan. 18 06 1982 14 10 1982 © 1983 by Company of Biologists 1983 Sea urchin connective tissue mechanical properties It has been suggested that, in certain echinoderms, movement and maintenance of posture depend to a considerable extent...

...M. Hidaka ABSTRACT The catch apparatus (CA), a collagenous connective tissue which connects the sea-urchin spine to the test, is known to undergo a remarkable change in its mechanical properties. Effects of various physico-chemical factors on the mechanical properties of the CA have been...