The extensor digitorum longus muscle is located at the front of the leg and is adjacent to the peroneus brevis muscle and the tibialis anterior muscle. This wing-shaped muscle works to extend the foot ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), a genetic disorder characterized by rapidly progressing muscle weakness and early death, remains without a cure and has only limited supportive therapies. Now, ...

Figure 1: Transgenic Hsp72 overexpression increases muscle strength, decreases muscle breakdown and improves diaphragm muscle histological parameters in mdx mice. Figure 2: Maximal SERCA activity is ...

Background/Aims: Growth hormone (GH) could have the potential to improve protein metabolism in sepsis but glutamine deficiency has been reported after GH treatment. The aim was to investigate the ...

The flexor digitorum brevis muscle is located in the foot. Its precise location is within the sole of the foot, directly above the plantar aponeurosis, which supports the arch of the foot. It goes ...