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The number of skeletal muscle satellite cells (N-CAM +) increased significantly by T4 and remained elevated at T120.
Practitioners can expect that eccentric exercise may enhance satellite cell activation, aiding muscle recovery.
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The number of SC (N‐CAM + ) increased (p < 0.001) by T4 and remained elevated at T120 (p = 0.002).
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The study involved muscle biopsies and statistical analysis of satellite cell counts.
Source
Hepatocyte Growth Factor Signaling in Mediating Human Muscle Satellite Cell Activation and Proliferation Following Eccentric Exercise
Bryon R. McKay et al. · The FASEB Journal · 2008
DOI 10.1096/fasebj.22.1_supplement.962.23
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