Open AccessReduced Satellite Cell Numbers with Spinal Cord Injury and Aging in Humans
Author(s) -
Lex B. Verdijk,
Marlou L. Dirks,
Tim Snijders,
Jeanine J. Prompers,
Milou Beelen,
Richard A. M. Jonkers,
Dick H. J. Thijssen,
Maria T. E. Hopman,
Luc J. C. van Loon
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
medicine and science in sports and exercise
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.703
H-Index - 224
eISSN - 1530-0315
pISSN - 0195-9131
DOI - 10.1249/mss.0b013e3182667c2e
Subject(s) - sarcopenia , atrophy , skeletal muscle , muscle atrophy , spinal cord injury , fiber , spinal cord , satellite , medicine , muscle fibre , fiber type , anatomy , endocrinology , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , psychiatry , aerospace engineering
Both sarcopenia and spinal cord injury (SCI) are characterized by the loss of skeletal muscle mass and function. Despite obvious similarities in atrophy between both models, differences in muscle fiber size and satellite cell content may exist on a muscle fiber type-specific level.