Short‐term disuse promotes fatty acid infiltration into skeletal muscle

• Main Authors: Allan F. Pagano (Author), Thomas Brioche (Author), Coralie Arc‐Chagnaud (Author), Rémi Demangel (Author), Angèle Chopard (Author), Guillaume Py (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Many physiological and/or pathological conditions lead to muscle deconditioning, a well‐described phenomenon characterized by a loss of strength and muscle power mainly due to the loss of muscle mass. Fatty infiltrations, or intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), are currently well...