<a name="home"></a>Cyclosporin-A does not affect skeletal muscle mass during disuse and recovery

Cyclosporin-A (CsA) is an immunosuppressive drug that acts as an inhibitor of calcineurin, a calcium phosphatase that has been suggested to play a role in skeletal muscle hypertrophy. The aim of the present study was to determine the effect of CsA administration (25 mg kg-1 day-1) on skeletal muscle...

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Main Authors: M.S. Aoki, E.H. Miyabara, A.G. Soares, T.F. Salvini, A.S. Moriscot
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2006-02-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000200011