Open AccessSkeletal Muscle Mitochondrial Function Is Associated with Longitudinal Growth Velocity in Children and Adolescents
Author(s) -
Shana E. McCormack,
Meaghan A. McCarthy,
Loredana Farilla,
Mirko I. Hrovat,
David M. Systrom,
Steven Grinspoon,
Amy Fleischman
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-1218
Subject(s) - phosphocreatine , medicine , skeletal muscle , endocrinology , oxidative phosphorylation , longitudinal study , body mass index , biology , cardiology , energy metabolism , pathology , biochemistry
Periods of rapid growth require an increase in energy use and substrate formation. Mitochondrial function contributes to each of these and therefore may play a role in longitudinal growth.