Fascia Is Able to Actively Contract and May Thereby Influence Musculoskeletal Dynamics: A Histochemical and Mechanographic Investigation

Fascia Is Able to Actively Contract and May Thereby Influence Musculoskeletal Dynamics: A Histochemical and Mechanographic Investigation

Fascial tissues form a ubiquitous network throughout the whole body, which is usually regarded as a passive contributor to biomechanical behavior. We aimed to answer the question, whether fascia may possess the capacity for cellular contraction which, in turn, could play an active role in musculoske...

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Main Authors: Robert Schleip, Giulio Gabbiani, Jan Wilke, Ian Naylor, Boris Hinz, Adjo Zorn, Heike Jäger, Rainer Breul, Stephanie Schreiner, Werner Klingler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
Subjects:
myofibroblasts
connective tissue
contractility
contracture
stiffness
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fphys.2019.00336/full

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