Prof Nancy A Curtin

Publications


Journals

  • Bickham DC; West TG; Webb MR; Woledge RC; Curtin NA; Ferenczi MA. (16 Nov 2011). Millisecond-scale biochemical response to change in strain. Biophys J. 101:2445-2454. DOI.
  • Park-Holohan S; Linari M; Reconditi M; Fusi L; Brunello E; Irving M; Dolfi M; Lombardi V; et alWest TG; Curtin NA; Woledge RC; Piazzesi G. (15 Apr 2012). Mechanics of myosin function in white muscle fibres of the dogfish, Scyliorhinus canicula. J Physiol. 590:1973-1988. DOI.
  • Bickham DC; West TG; Webb MR; Woledge RC; Curtin NA; Ferenczi MA. (2011). Millisecond-scale biochemical response to change in strain. Biophysical Journal.
  • Loiselle DS; Tran K; Crampin EJ; Curtin NA. (Jun 2010). Why has reversal of the actin-myosin cross-bridge cycle not been observed experimentally?. J Appl Physiol. 108:1465-1471. DOI.
  • Barclay CJ; Woledge RC; Curtin NA. (1 Oct 2010). Is the efficiency of mammalian (mouse) skeletal muscle temperature dependent?. J Physiol. 588:3819-3831. DOI.
  • Curtin NA; Lou F; Woledge RC. (1 Jun 2010). Sustained performance by red and white muscle fibres from the dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula. J Exp Biol. 213:1921-1929. DOI.
  • Barclay CJ; Woledge RC; Curtin NA. (Jan 2010). Inferring crossbridge properties from skeletal muscle energetics. Prog Biophys Mol Biol. 102:53-71. DOI.
  • Park-Holohan SJ; West TG; Woledge RC; Ferenczi MA; Barclay CJ; Curtin NA. (Jul 2010). Effect of phosphate and temperature on force exerted by white muscle fibres from dogfish. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 31:35-44. DOI Open Access copy.
  • Foster K; Graham IR; Otto A; Foster H; Trollet C; Yaworsky PJ; Walsh FS; Bickham D; et alCurtin NA; Kawar SL; Patel K; Dickson G. (2009). Adeno-associated virus-8-mediated intravenous transfer of myostatin propeptide leads to systemic functional improvements of slow byt not fast muscle. Rejuvenation Research. 12:85-93. DOI.
  • Woledge RC; Barclay CJ; Curtin NA. (7 Aug 2009). Temperature change as a probe of muscle crossbridge kinetics: a review and discussion. Proc Biol Sci. 276:2685-2695. DOI.
  • Barclay CJ; Woledge RC; Curtin NA. (Feb 2009). Effects of UCP3 genotype, temperature and muscle type on energy turnover of resting mouse skeletal muscle. Pflugers Arch. 457:857-864. DOI.
  • Barclay CJ; Lichtwark GA; Curtin NA. (Aug 2008). The energetic cost of activation in mouse fast-twitch muscle is the same whether measured using reduced filament overlap or N-benzyl-p-toluenesulphonamide. Acta Physiol (Oxf). 193:381-391. DOI.
  • Barclay CJ; Woledge RC; Curtin NA. (2007). Energy turnover for Ca2+ cycling in skeletal muscle. J Muscle Res Cell Motil. 28:259-274. DOI.
  • Curtin NA; West TG; Ferenczi MA; He ZH; Sun YB; Irving M; Woledge RC. (2003). Rate of actomyosin ATP hydrolysis diminishes during isometric contraction. ADV EXP MED BIOL. 538:613-626.
  • West TG; Ferenczi MA; Woledge RC; Curtin NA. (15 Sep 2005). Influence of ionic strength on the time course of force development and phosphate release by dogfish muscle fibres. J Physiol. 567:989-1000. DOI.
  • Curtin NA; Woledge RC; Aerts P. (22 Mar 2005). Muscle directly meets the vast power demands in agile lizards. Proc Biol Sci. 272:581-584. DOI.
  • West TG; Curtin NA; Ferenczi MA; He ZH; Sun YB; Irving M; Woledge RC. (15 Feb 2004). Actomyosin energy turnover declines while force remains constant during isometric muscle contraction. J Physiol. 555:27-43. DOI.
  • Linari M; Woledge RC; Curtin NA. (15 Apr 2003). Energy storage during stretch of active single fibres from frog skeletal muscle. J Physiol. 548:461-474. DOI.
  • Woledge RC; Curtin NA; Linari M. (2003). Energy storage during stretch of active single fibres. Adv Exp Med Biol. 538:627-633.
  • Woledge RC; Curtin NA; Rall JA. (2003). Molecular and cellular aspects of muscle contraction. General discussion part III. Adv Exp Med Biol. 538:671-688.
  • Curtin NA; Clapham JC; Barclay CJ. (1 Jul 2002). Excess recovery heat production by isolated muscles from mice overexpressing uncoupling protein-3. J Physiol. 542:231-235.
  • Kier WM; Curtin NA. (Jul 2002). Fast muscle in squid (Loligo pealei): contractile properties of a specialized muscle fibre type. J Exp Biol. 205:1907-1916.
  • Lou F; Curtin NA; Woledge RC. (Jun 2002). Isometric and isovelocity contractile performance of red muscle fibres from the dogfish Scyliorhinus canicula. J Exp Biol. 205:1585-1595.
  • Edman KA; Curtin NA. (15 Jul 2001). Synchronous oscillations of length and stiffness during loaded shortening of frog muscle fibres. J Physiol. 534:553-563.
  • D'Août K; Curtin NA; Williams TL; Aerts P. (Jul 2001). Mechanical properties of red and white swimming muscles as a function of the position along the body of the eel Anguilla anguilla. J Exp Biol. 204:2221-2230.

Chapters in books

  • Woledge, R.C.; Curtin, N.A.; Linari, M.. Energy storage during stretch of active single fibres. In Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Muscle Contraction. 627-633. Sugi H (ed). Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers, New York (2003).
  • Curtin, N.A.; West, T.G.; Ferenczi, M.A.; He, H-Z.; Sun, Y-B.; Irving, M.; Woledge, R.C.. Rate of actomyosin ATP hydrolysis diminishes during isometric contraction. In Molecular and Cellular Aspects of Muscle Contraction. 613-625. Sugi H (ed). Kluwer Academic Plenum Publishers, New York (2003).

Conferences

  • Curtin NA; Lou F; Woledge RC. Predicting red muscle performance. Symposium on Locomotory Muscle Function and Control held at the 10th Benelux Congress for Zoology. 55:59-70. (Mar 2005).
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