Kiisa Nishikawa

Morphology and mechanics of tongue movement in the African pig-nosed frog Hemisus marmoratum: a muscular hydrostatic model.

Neuromuscular control of prey capture in frogs.

Comparative study of the innervation patterns of the hyobranchial musculature in three iguanian lizards: Sceloporus undulatus, Pseudotrapelus sinaitus, and Chamaeleo jacksonii.

Evolutionary convergence in nervous systems: insights from comparative phylogenetic studies.

Mechanism of tongue protraction in microhylid frogs.

Storage and recovery of elastic potential energy powers ballistic prey capture in toads.

Elastic properties of active muscle--on the rebound?

Prey location, biomechanical constraints, and motor program choice during prey capture in the tomato frog, Dyscophus guineti.

Prey capture in frogs: alternative strategies, biomechanical trade-offs, and hierarchical decision making.

Aquatic feeding in pipid frogs: the use of suction for prey capture.

Electromyography and the evolution of motor control: limitations and insights.

Is titin a 'winding filament'? A new twist on muscle contraction.

What is the role of titin in active muscle?

A molecular basis for intrinsic muscle properties: implications for motor control.

The scaling of tongue projection in the veiled chameleon, Chamaeleo calyptratus.

Titin force is enhanced in actively stretched skeletal muscle.

Shiver me titin! Elucidating titin's role in shivering thermogenesis.

Eccentric contraction: unraveling mechanisms of force enhancement and energy conservation.

Decreased force enhancement in skeletal muscle sarcomeres with a deletion in titin.

Letter to the editor: "Titin-actin interaction: the report of its death was an exaggeration".

Huxleys' Missing Filament: Form and Function of Titin in Vertebrate Striated Muscle.

The effects of a skeletal muscle titin mutation on walking in mice.

Effects of activation on the elastic properties of intact soleus muscles with a deletion in titin.

Physiological Mechanisms of Eccentric Contraction and Its Applications: A Role for the Giant Titin Protein.

Titin force enhancement following active stretch of skinned skeletal muscle fibres.

Effects of a titin mutation on negative work during stretch-shortening cycles in skeletal muscles.

The evolution of bite force in horned lizards: the influence of dietary specialization.

Muscle Function from Organisms to Molecules.

Calcium increases titin N2A binding to F-actin and regulated thin filaments.

Basic science and clinical use of eccentric contractions: History and uncertainties.

Severe thermoregulatory deficiencies in mice with a deletion in the titin gene .

Optimal length, calcium sensitivity and twitch characteristics of skeletal muscles from mice with a deletion in N2A titin.

Calcium-dependent titin-thin filament interactions in muscle: observations and theory.

Effects of a titin mutation on force enhancement and force depression in mouse soleus muscles.

Titin: A Tunable Spring in Active Muscle.

N2A Titin: Signaling Hub and Mechanical Switch in Skeletal Muscle.

Comparative analysis of the transcriptomes of EDL, psoas, and soleus muscles from mice.

Case Study: A Bio-Inspired Control Algorithm for a Robotic Foot-Ankle Prosthesis Provides Adaptive Control of Level Walking and Stair Ascent.

Non-cross Bridge Viscoelastic Elements Contribute to Muscle Force and Work During Stretch-Shortening Cycles: Evidence From Whole Muscles and Permeabilized Fibers.

Strength and power capabilities predict weighted parameter ranking of leaping performance in dancers.

Muscle as a tunable material: implications for achieving muscle-like function in robotic prosthetic devices.

Stretch-Shortening Cycle Performance and Muscle-Tendon Properties in Dancers and Runners.

What is an artificial muscle? A comparison of soft actuators to biological muscles.

Isolated Joint Block Progression Training Improves Leaping Performance in Dancers.

Micro-biopsies: a less invasive technique for investigating human muscle fiber mechanics.

Residual force enhancement is reduced in permeabilized fiber bundles from mdm muscles.

Contributions of Titin and Collagen to Passive Stress in Muscles from Mice with a Small Deletion in Titin's Molecular Spring.

Transcriptomic profiles of muscular dystrophy with myositis (mdm) in extensor digitorum longus, psoas, and soleus muscles from mice.

Effects of shortening velocity on the stiffness to force ratio during isometric force redevelopment suggest mechanisms of residual force depression.

The force response of muscles to activation and length perturbations depends on length history.

Understanding muscle function during perturbed in vivo locomotion using a muscle avatar approach.