Muscling in on the third dimension

Elife. 2015 Feb 16:4:e06430. doi: 10.7554/eLife.06430.

Abstract

The development of a functional three-dimensional model of human skeletal muscle tissue could accelerate progress towards new and personalized treatments for skeletal muscle disorders.

Keywords: contractile force; drug testing; human; human biology; human skeletal muscle; medicine; muscle physiology; tissue engineering.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholine / pharmacology*
  • Bioengineering / methods*
  • Caffeine / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Muscle, Skeletal / drug effects*
  • Muscle, Skeletal / physiology*

Substances

  • Caffeine
  • Acetylcholine