Abstract: We examined the structural features of muscle spindles at the equatorial and juxtaequatorial regions in the extensor digitorum longus muscle of adult (12 months) and aged (25 months) rats.

The research team found that a specific muscle protein, known as MEF2C, is significantly reduced in muscle cells with CP.

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Background Muscle wasting and weakness (sarcopenia) are commonly associated with COPD causing frailty and reduced quality of ...

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We’re often taught that eight to 10-rep sets are the key to unlocking hypertrophy, the increase in the size of our muscle fibers that results in what we know as muscle growth. But new research ...

As research continues to support the use of these medications, monitoring body composition, particularly muscle mass and atrophy, remains clinically significant. Obesity medicine specialists play ...