Muscle wasting occurs in a variety of conditions, including both genetic diseases, such as
muscular dystrophies, and acquired disorders, ranging from muscle disuse to cancer …

Understanding the genetic architecture of athletic performance is an important step in the
development of methods for talent identification in sport. Research concerned with …

Mammalian skeletal muscles are composed of a variety of highly specialized fibers whose
selective recruitment allows muscles to fulfill their diverse functional tasks. In addition …

Skeletal muscle possesses remarkable plasticity that permits functional adaptations to a
wide range of signals such as motor input, exercise, and disease. Small animal models have …

Key points• Training studio folklore suggests that previous strength training, with or without
the use of anabolic steroids facilitates re‐acquisition of muscle mass even after long …

Study Design. Longitudinal case-controlled animal study. Objective. To investigate putative
cellular mechanisms to explain structural changes in muscle and adipose and connective …

Skeletal muscle is a metabolically active tissue and the major body protein reservoir. Drop in
ambient oxygen pressure likely results in a decrease in muscle cells oxygenation, reactive …

The ability to perform aerobic or anaerobic exercise varies widely among individuals,
partially depending on their muscle-fiber composition. Variability in the proportion of skeletal …

Athletic performance is a heritable trait influenced by both environmental and genetic
factors. Sports genomics is a relatively new scientific discipline focusing on the organization …

Skeletal muscle is able to modify its size, and its metabolic/contractile properties in response
to a variety of stimuli, such as mechanical stress, neuronal activity, metabolic and hormonal …