Neuromuscular electrical stimulation prevents muscle disuse atrophy during leg immobilization in humans

Acta Physiologica

Volumn 210, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 628-641

  Dirks, M L ^a   Wall, B T ^a   Snijders, T ^a   Ottenbros, C L P ^b   Verdijk, L B ^a   Van Loon, L J C ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disuse atrophy; Immobilization; Neuromuscular electrical stimulation; Skeletal muscle

Indexed keywords

ATROGIN 1; MESSENGER RNA; MUSCLE RING FINGER 1 PROTEIN; MYOSTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMOBILIZATION; LEG MUSCLE; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE DISUSE ATROPHY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; SATELLITE CELL; YOUNG ADULT;

DISUSE ATROPHY; IMMOBILIZATION; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; KNEE JOINT; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; QUADRICEPS MUSCLE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893482847     PISSN: 17481708     EISSN: 17481716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apha.12200     Document Type: Article

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