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[Metabolic changes in denervated skeletal muscles]
1Zakład Fizjologii Akademii Medycznej w Białymstoku.
Summary
Severing skeletal muscle motor nerves causes severe muscle atrophy, reducing energy production and increasing tissue breakdown. This denervation also rapidly results in muscle insulin resistance.
Area of Science:
- Biochemistry
- Neuroscience
- Muscle Physiology