Kjær, Michael. Role of Extracellular Matrix in Adaptation of Tendon and Skeletal Muscle to
Mechanical Loading. Physiol Rev 84: 649–698, 2004; 10.1152/physrev. 00031.2003.—The …

The notion that cell shape and spreading can regulate cell proliferation has evolved over
several years, but only recently has this been linked to forces from within and upon the cell …

Resistance (RE) and endurance (EE) exercise stimulate mixed skeletal muscle protein
synthesis. The phenotypes induced by RE (myofibrillar protein accretion) and EE …

Muscle contraction during exercise, whether resistive or endurance in nature, has profound
affects on muscle protein turnover that can persist for up to 72 h. It is well established that …

Skeletal muscle shows an enormous plasticity to adapt to stimuli such as contractile activity
(endurance exercise, electrical stimulation, denervation), loading conditions (resistance …

We tested the hypothesis that increasing blood amino acid (AA) availability would counter
the physical inactivity‐induced reduction in muscle protein synthesis. We determined how …

▪ Abstract This review is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the cell and molecular
biology of muscle in terms of growth and wasting and the second being an account of …

The α7β1-integrin is a transmembrane adhesion protein that connects laminin in the
extracellular matrix (ECM) with actin in skeletal muscle fibers. The α7β1-integrin is highly …

Unloading-induced atrophy is a relatively uncomplicated form of muscle loss, dependent
almost solely on the loss of mechanical input, whereas in disease states associated with …

We hypothesized that rates of myofibrillar and patellar tendon collagen synthesis would fall
over time during disuse, the changes being accompanied in muscle by decreases in focal …