journal article Aug 18, 2011

Structure and function of the skeletal muscle extracellular matrix

Muscle & Nerve Vol. 44 No. 3 pp. 318-331 · Wiley
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AbstractThe skeletal muscle extracellular matrix (ECM) plays an important role in muscle fiber force transmission, maintenance, and repair. In both injured and diseased states, ECM adapts dramatically, a property that has clinical manifestations and alters muscle function. Here we review the structure, composition, and mechanical properties of skeletal muscle ECM; describe the cells that contribute to the maintenance of the ECM; and, finally, overview changes that occur with pathology. New scanning electron micrographs of ECM structure are also presented with hypotheses about ECM structure–function relationships. Detailed structure–function relationships of the ECM have yet to be defined and, as a result, we propose areas for future study. Muscle Nerve 44: 318–331, 2011
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Aug 18, 2011
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318-331
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Department of Veterans Affairs Award: NIH Grant R24HD050837
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Allison R. Gillies, Richard L. Lieber (2011). Structure and function of the skeletal muscle extracellular matrix. Muscle & Nerve, 44(3), 318-331. https://doi.org/10.1002/mus.22094