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Fast-twitch vs slow-twitch muscle fibers: What are the different muscle fiber types? Fast-twitch vs slow-twitch muscle fibers: What are the different muscle fiber types?

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Medical Xpress

Lactate shuttle in skeletal muscle impacts myofiber types and exercise activity

A research team led by Prof. Chen Yan and Prof. Yang Lifeng from the Shanghai Institute of Nutrition and Health of the Chinese Academy of Sciences revealed a physiological function of monocarboxylate ...
Nature

Human skeletal muscle fiber heterogeneity beyond myosin heavy chains

Cellular heterogeneity is an inherent feature of all biological systems, allowing for cellular specialization to meet the diverse demands imposed upon tissues and cells 1. The classic view of skeletal ...
Nature

Single-cell transcriptomics reveal mechanisms of skeletal muscle differentiation across duck embryonic development

Skeletal muscle development is cornerstone of vertebrate locomotion, relies on the functionally distinct muscle fiber-type. Although the cellular dynamics in myogenesis have been extensively studied, ...