.... † Author for correspondence (e-mail: [email protected] ) * Present address: Meakins-Christie Laboratories, McGill University, 3626 St Urbain Street, Montréal, Quebec, Canada H2X 2P2 17 7 2008 © The Company of Biologists Limited 2008 2008 muscle mechanics fibre cell slack...

..., muscle cross-sectional area, fibre number and proportions of fibre types remained unchanged after prolonged disuse. There was a significant reduction in iliofibularis fibre cross-sectional area (declined by 36% for oxidative fibre area and 39% for glycolytic fibre area) and sartorius fibre density...

...-renewing capacity of satellite cells contributes to muscle growth, adaptation and regeneration. Muscle remodeling, such as demonstrated by changes in myofibre cross-sectional area and length, nerve and tendon junctions, and fibre-type distribution, occur in the absence of injury and provide broad...