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Plantaris muscle

Known as: MUSCLE, PLANTARIS, M. plantaris, plantari 
A small muscle that courses along the posterior aspect of the leg as part of the posterosuperficial compartment of the calf. This muscle originates… Expand
National Institutes of Health

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CDISC SEND Biospecimens TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyMusculoskeletal SystemPlantar - anatomical location

Broader (2)

LegSkeletal muscle structure

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Plantar fascia structureStructure of plantaris muscle tendon

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Autophagy is required for exercise training-induced skeletal muscle adaptation and improvement of physical performance.
Pathological and physiological stimuli, including acute exercise, activate autophagy; however, it is unknown whether exercise… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Effective fiber hypertrophy in satellite cell-depleted skeletal muscle
An important unresolved question in skeletal muscle plasticity is whether satellite cells are necessary for muscle fiber… Expand
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Mitochondrial-targeted antioxidants protect skeletal muscle against immobilization-induced muscle atrophy.
Prolonged periods of muscular inactivity (e.g., limb immobilization) result in skeletal muscle atrophy. Although it is… Expand
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Skeletal muscle autophagy and apoptosis during aging: Effects of calorie restriction and life-long exercise
Sarcopenia, loss of muscle mass and function, is a common feature of aging. Oxidative damage and apoptosis are likely underlying… Expand
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
MicroRNA-1 and microRNA-133a expression are decreased during skeletal muscle hypertrophy.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of highly conserved, noncoding RNAs involved in posttranscriptional gene regulation. A small… Expand
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Chronic activation of 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase increases GLUT-4, hexokinase, and glycogen in muscle.
This study was designed to determine whether chronic chemical activation of AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) would increase… Expand
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Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Reversal of the influence of group Ib afferents from plantaris on activity in medial gastrocnemius muscle during locomotor activity.
1. Rhythmic locomotor activity was evoked in clonidine-treated acute and chronic spinal cats, and the effect of stimulating group… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Force-velocity relations and myosin heavy chain isoform compositions of skinned fibres from rat skeletal muscle.
1. This study was performed to assess whether muscle contractile properties are related to the presence of specific myosin heavy… Expand
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Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
HSP70 and other possible heat shock or oxidative stress proteins are induced in skeletal muscle, heart, and liver during exercise.
Exercise causes heat shock (muscle temperatures of up to 45 degrees C, core temperatures of up to 44 degrees C) and oxidative… Expand
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Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Dynamic tensile properties of the plantaris tendon of sheep (Ovis aries).
  • Robert F Ker
  • The Journal of experimental biology
  • 1981
    • Corpus ID: 39821160
1. The stresses applied during fast locomotion are sufficient to stretch the tendon far into the linear region of the load… Expand
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