Browsing Brage NIH by Author "Rittweger, Jörn"

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    • Costamere remodeling with muscle loading and unloading in healthy young men 

      Li, Ruowei; Narici, Marco V.; Erskine, Robert M.; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Rittweger, Jörn; Pisot, Rado; Simunic, Bostjan; Flück, Martin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-08)
      Costameres are mechano-sensory sites of focal adhesion in the sarcolemma that provide a structural anchor for myofibrils. Their turnover is regulated by integrin-associated focal adhesion kinase (FAK). We hypothesized that ...

    • Sarcolab pilot study into skeletal muscle’s adaptation to long-term spaceflight 

      Rittweger, Jörn; Albracht, Kirsten; Flück, Martin; Ruoss, Severin; Brocca, Lorenza; Longa, Emanuela; Moriggi, Manuela; Seynnes, Olivier R.; di Giulio, Irene; Tenori, Leonardo; Vignoli, Alessia; Capri, Miriam; Gelfi, Cecilia; Luchinat, Claudio; Franceschi, Claudio; Bottinelli, Roberto; Cerretelli, Paolo; Narici, Marco (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Spaceflight causes muscle wasting. The Sarcolab pilot study investigated two astronauts with regards to plantar flexor muscle size, architecture, and function, and to the underlying molecular adaptations in order to further ...

    • Single muscle fibre contractile properties differ between body-builders, power athletes and control subjects 

      Meijer, J.P; Jaspers, R.T.; Rittweger, Jörn; Seynnes, Olivier R.; Kamandulis, Sigitas; Brazaitis, M.; Skurvydas, A.; Pisot, Rado; Šimunič, Boštjan; Narici, Maco V.; Degens, Hans (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-17)
      What is the central question of this study? Do the contractile properties of single muscle fibres differ between body-builders, power athletes and control subjects? •What is the main finding and its importance? Peak ...