"Muscle Tonus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The state of activity or tension of a muscle beyond that related to its physical properties, that is, its active resistance to stretch. In skeletal muscle, tonus is dependent upon efferent innervation. (Stedman, 25th ed)
| Descriptor ID |
D009129
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.427.565
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| Concept/Terms |
Muscle Tonus- Muscle Tonus
- Tonus, Muscle
- Muscle Tightness
- Tightness, Muscle
- Muscular Tension
- Tension, Muscular
- Muscle Tension
- Tension, Muscle
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle Tonus" by people in Profiles.
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Near-term fetal hypoxia-ischemia in rabbits: MRI can predict muscle tone abnormalities and deep brain injury. Stroke. 2012 Oct; 43(10):2757-63.
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Smooth muscle relaxation and local hydraulic impedance properties of the aorta. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2001 Jun; 90(6):2427-38.
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Predicting vestibular, proprioceptive, and biomechanical control strategies in normal and pathological head movements. IEEE Trans Biomed Eng. 1999 Nov; 46(11):1269-80.
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EP1 receptor blockade attenuates both spontaneous tone and PGE2-elicited contraction in guinea pig trachealis. Am J Physiol. 1997 Sep; 273(3 Pt 1):L626-33.
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Aqueous smokeless tobacco extract impairs endothelium-dependent vasodilation in the oral mucosa. J Appl Physiol (1985). 1996 Jul; 81(1):225-31.
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Opposing effects of oxidants and antioxidants on K+ channel activity and tone in rat vascular tissue. Exp Physiol. 1995 Sep; 80(5):825-34.
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Immune sensitization augments epithelium-dependent spontaneous tone in guinea pig trachealis. Am J Physiol. 1994 May; 266(5 Pt 1):L485-92.
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Extracellular calcium and intrinsic tone in the human umbilical artery. J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 1993 Sep; 266(3):1475-81.
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Physiologic significance of epithelial removal on guinea pig tracheal smooth muscle response to acetylcholine and serotonin. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1993 Jun; 147(6 Pt 1):1477-82.
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Relative contribution of endothelium-derived relaxation factor to vascular tone in the systemic, pulmonary, and cerebral circulations of piglets. Dev Pharmacol Ther. 1993; 20(3-4):152-61.