1 Department of Physiology, Democritus University of Thrace, Medical School, Alexandroupolis, Greece 2 Department of Pathology, Democritus University of Thrace 3 Medicine-Division of Endocrinology, ...
Aged skeletal muscle is markedly affected by fatty muscle infiltration, and strategies to reduce the occurrence of intramuscular adipocytes are urgently needed. Here, we show that fibroblast growth ...
Why do some hamstring and quadriceps strains take much longer to repair than others? Which injuries are more prone to recurrence? Intramuscular tendon injuries have received little attention as an ...
Consider the delicate web of fat in a Wagyu steak. The "marbling" that makes carnivore connoisseurs swoon is a visual heuristic for quality flavor. Now, a new study in Cell Reports suggests the very ...
Fat accumulation within skeletal muscle tissue – a condition known as intramuscular adipose tissue (IMAT) – plays an active role in disrupting muscle repair and function, according to new research ...
Ultrasound-estimated percent intramuscular fat of muscles in the lower extremity was inversely associated with physical activity level and positively associated with body mass index in a recent study.