| Literature DB >> 17699880 |
Stefano Schiaffino1, Marco Sandri, Marta Murgia.
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A variety of fiber types with different contractile and metabolic properties is present in mammalian skeletal muscle. The fiber-type profile is controlled by nerve activity via specific signaling pathways, whose identification may provide potential therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of metabolic and neuromuscular diseases.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17699880 DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00009.2007
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Physiology (Bethesda) ISSN: 1548-9221