Passive stiffness of the quadriceps predicts the incidence of clinical knee osteoarthritis in twelve months
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DOI: 10.23736/s1973-9087.22.07634-1
Abstract: BACKGROUND Quadriceps weakness is a known risk factor for the onset of knee osteoarthritis (OA). In addition to muscle weakness, increased passive stiffness of the quadriceps may affect knee biomechanics and hence contribute to the… read more here.
Keywords: passive stiffness; stiffness quadriceps; clinical knee; risk ... See more keywords
Downsizing the molecular spring of the giant protein titin reveals that skeletal muscle titin determines passive stiffness and drives longitudinal hypertrophy
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.40532
Abstract: Titin, the largest protein known, forms an elastic myofilament in the striated muscle sarcomere. To establish titin’s contribution to skeletal muscle passive stiffness, relative to that of the extracellular matrix, a mouse model was created… read more here.
Keywords: skeletal muscle; titin; muscle; longitudinal hypertrophy ... See more keywords