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| Title |
Action of GH on skeletal muscle function: molecular and metabolic mechanisms
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1530/jme-13-0208 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Viral Chikani, Ken K Y Ho |
| Abstract |
Skeletal muscle is a target tissue of GH. Based on its anabolic properties, it is widely accepted that GH enhances muscle performance in sports and muscle function in the elderly. This paper critically reviews information on the effects of GH on muscle function covering structure, protein metabolism, the role of IGF1 mediation, bioenergetics and performance drawn from molecular, cellular and physiological studies on animals and humans. GH increases muscle strength by enhancing muscle mass without affecting contractile force or fibre composition type. GH stimulates whole-body protein accretion with protein synthesis occurring in muscular and extra-muscular sites. The energy required to power muscle function is derived from a continuum of anaerobic and aerobic sources. Molecular and functional studies provide evidence that GH stimulates the anaerobic and suppresses the aerobic energy system, in turn affecting power-based functional measures in a time-dependent manner. GH exerts complex multi-system effects on skeletal muscle function in part mediated by the IGF system. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 22% |
| Norway | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 6 | 67% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 67% |
| Scientists | 3 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 114 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Austria | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 112 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 17% |
| Researcher | 13 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 6 | 5% |
| Other | 15 | 13% |
| Unknown | 40 | 35% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 17 | 15% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 10 | 9% |
| Sports and Recreations | 7 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 10% |
| Unknown | 43 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 131. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 August 2023.
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