homeostasis/metabolism
• 7 days after cardiotoxin-induced injury, mice exhibit increased muscle damage and repair (day 7 and 14) compared with wild-type mice
(J:185346)
• however, treatment with viral Akt restores muscle repair
(J:185346)
• diaphragms exhibit increased susceptibility to eccentric contraction-induced injury as measured by the percent drop in force
(J:187752)
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muscle
• quadriceps muscle weighs more than wild-type muscle
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• diaphragms and quadriceps muscles exhibit greater numbers of large myofibers and fewer smaller fibers than wild-type
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• diaphragms exhibit a 30% reduction in specific muscle force values compared with wild-type
• however, force generation is normal is extensor digitorum longus and soleus muscles
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limbs/digits/tail
• quadriceps muscle weighs more than wild-type muscle
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