Growth hormone plus resistance exercise attenuate structural changes in rat myotendinous junctions resulting from chronic unloading

Myotendinous junctions (MTJs) are specialized sites on the muscle surface where forces generated by myofibrils are transmitted across the sarcolemma to the extracellular matrix. At the ultrastructural level, the interface between the sarcolemma and extracellular matrix is highly folded and interdigi...

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Main Authors: D. Curzi, D. Lattanzi, S. Ciuffoli, S. Burattini, R.E. Grindeland, V.R. Edgerton, R.R. Roy, J.G. Tidball, E. Falcieri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PAGEPress Publications 2013-11-01
Series:European Journal of Histochemistry
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Online Access:http://www.ejh.it/index.php/ejh/article/view/2299