The researchers found that vastus lateralis and deltoid MEI were significantly higher in the obesity cohort, with increased MEI effectively identifying insulin resistance and impaired insulin ...

Before and after 2 weeks of immobilization, and after 3 and 10 weeks of rehabilitation, a percutaneous needle biopsy from the vastus lateralis muscle was obtained.

Musclin and PGC-1α in Patients With HFpEF Musclin and PGC-1α expressions were measured in the vastus lateralis muscle (oxidative-predominant) of patients with HFpEF from the University of Pennsylvania ...

Nerve biopsy demonstrated definite vasculitis in 36%, probable vasculitis in 62% and no vasculitis in 2% of cases. In 24 patients a muscle biopsy (usually the vastus lateralis) was also performed and ...

Muscle biopsy of the vastus lateralis and MRI scanning of the lower leg will be performed at baseline before starting acipimox and after 3 weeks of treatment. Adverse events will be recorded for the ...

Objectives: To compare the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and isokinetic training on fibre type distribution and cross sectional area of the vastus lateralis muscle.

In family 7, the proband had a biopsy of the vastus lateralis muscle carried out at the age of 11 years. Routine processing of the sample and histochemical techniques have been published previously. 7 ...

Finally, a muscle biopsy of the left vastus lateralis was performed, and it revealed marked fibrinoid necrosis of the medium-sized arterial walls with an intense transmural mixed inflammatory ...

CSA assessment of the (B) biceps brachii muscle and (C) vastus lateralis muscle with axial plane ultrasound. (Image C was taken only for illustrative purposes.) ...

Muscle mass begins to naturally decline as we age, but fitness experts say there are key strategies that can help women maintain and build new muscle after 50.

No significant difference in hypertrophy was found for the vastus lateralis muscle between the two hip flexion angles. The Conclusion ...

Objectives This randomised controlled crossover trial examined the efficacy of botulinum toxin type A (BoNT-A) injection, plus an exercise programme, to remediate chronic anterior knee pain (AKP) ...