• Functional and Structural Adaptations of Skeletal Muscle in Long-Term Juvenile Dermatomyositis: a Controlled Cross-Sectional Study 

      Berntsen, Kristin Schjander; Raastad, Truls; Marstein, Henriette; Kirkhus, Eva Astrid; Merckoll, Else; Cumming, Kristoffer Toldnes; Flatø, Berit; Sjaastad, Ivar; Sanner, Helga (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objective: To compare muscle strength and endurance of the knee extensors between patients with long‐term juvenile dermatomyositis (DM) and controls and between patients with active disease and those with inactive disease, ...
    • Training effects on skeletal muscle calcium handling in human chronic heart failure 

      Munkvik, Morten; Rehn, Tommy A.; Slettaløkken, Gunnar; Hasic, Almira; Hallén, Jostein; Sjaastad, Ivar; Sejersted, Ole M.; Lunde, Per Kristian (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05)
      Purpose: Patients with chronic heart failure (CHF) typically complain about skeletal muscle fatigue. In rat experiments, reduced intracellular calcium release seems to be related to fatigue development in normal skeletal ...