Lymphatic vessels are responsible for the removal of metabolic waste from body tissues. They also play a crucial role in skeletal muscle functioning thorough their high-energy metabolism. In this study we investigated whether disuse muscle atrophy induced by hindlimb unloading is associated with an alteration in the number of lymphatic vessels and differential expression of lymphangiogenic factors in the soleus muscle.

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后肢卸荷后小鼠比目鱼肌淋巴管形态及生化变化

淋巴管负责从身体组织中清除代谢废物。它们还通过其高能量代谢在骨骼肌功能中发挥关键作用。在这项研究中，我们调查了由后肢卸载引起的废用性肌肉萎缩是否与比目鱼肌中淋巴管数量的改变和淋巴管生成因子的差异表达有关。