Satellite cells are companions to voluntary muscle fibres, and are named for their intimate
positional orsatellite'relationship, as if revolving around fibres, like a satellite moon around …

The corpus luteum is a transient ovarian endocrine gland that produces the progesterone
necessary for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. The formation and function …

Wounds notoriously accumulate lactate as a consequence of both anaerobic and aerobic
glycolysis following microcirculation disruption, immune activation, and increased cell …

Muscle spasticity and paresis are conditions that occur secondary to upper motor neuron
lesions. The co-existence of decreased motor unit recruitment and intermittent over-activity …

Limb disuse has profound negative consequences on both vascular and skeletal muscle
health. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether repeated application of …

The role of microcirculation in skeletal muscle is to provide the supply of oxygen and various
nutrients and to remove waste products of muscle metabolism. As skeletal muscles are …

Loss of the nerve supply to skeletal muscle results in a relentless loss of muscle mass
(atrophy) over time. The ability of insulin-like growth factor-1 to reduce atrophy resulting from …

Little is known about the biological properties of myogenic satellite cells during
postdenervation muscle atrophy. The present study investigated the differentiative capacity …

Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activity in vivo impedes hypertrophy in the
overloaded rat plantaris. We investigated the mechanism for this effect by examining early …

Investigations into physiologically controlled capillary regression report the provocative
finding that microvessel regression occurs in the face of persistent elevation of skeletal …