In the skeletal muscle biopsies, markers
for skeletal muscle metabolism, methylation status of 480,000 sites in the genome, and activity of over 20,000 genes were measured.
Not exact matches
People use their
skeletal muscles for movement, and therefore to be active requires oxidative
metabolism by these
muscles.
In
skeletal muscle, fast - twitch glycolytic fibers use glycogen as the main energy source
for anaerobic
metabolism, serving to sustain brief periods of high - intensity activity.
Human satellite cell cultures display numerous features of mature
skeletal muscles (1) and have been used
for studies of
muscle metabolism in cultures established from patients with type 2 diabetes and healthy control subjects (1 — 5,8,9,21,22).
Endurance training has minimal effect on the size of
muscle, however it does increase mitochondrial mass allowing
for increased oxidative
metabolism in
skeletal muscle.
As both a mineral and an electrolyte, potassium triggers enzymes crucial
for energy
metabolism and is needed
for cardiac, smooth and
skeletal muscles to contract properly.
«Combining catechin intake with habitual exercise is beneficial
for suppressing the aging - related decline in physical performance and energy
metabolism, and these effects may be attributed, at least in part, to improved mitochondrial function in
skeletal muscle», the Japanese conclude.