Unilateral immobilization
Intervention1 paper1 finding
- Humans1
Outcomes
1Muscle atrophy
upin mice1
1 study
Muscle atrophy
upin mice1
Unilateral immobilization induces muscle atrophy in mice.
Animalsdisuseskeletal muscle
Loss of myofibril number drives muscle fibre atrophy during aging and disuse · The Journal of physiology · 25 Sep 2026
Latest
1Humans
Loss of myofibril number drives muscle fibre atrophy during aging and disuse
Structural analyses of humans and mice reveal that fibers shrink primarily by shedding myofibrils rather than reducing myofibril size.