A 50 kdyne contusion spinal cord injury with or without the drug SS‐31 was not associated with major changes in muscle mass or gene expression 14 d after injury in young male mice

Abstract Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to rapid muscle atrophy due to paralysis/paresis and subsequent disuse. SS‐31 is a mitochondrial‐targeting peptide that has shown efficacy in protecting skeletal muscle mass and function in non‐SCI models of muscle wasting. We aimed to determine if SS‐31 could...

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Main Authors: Zachary A. Graham, Jennifer J. DeBerry, Christopher P. Cardozo, Marcas M. Bamman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-02-01
Series:Physiological Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.14814/phy2.14751