Skeletal muscle

Skeletal muscle are muscles that move bones and other structures in response to voluntary messages from the nervous system. They are one of the three classifications of muscle. The other two categories are cardiac muscle and smooth muscle. Each category of muscle has a different appearance and different role.

Skeletal muscle tissue is composed of long cells called muscle fibers that have a striated appearance and respond the voluntary commands. They connect to bones via connective tissue called tendons. Movement occurs when nerve cells stimulate the muscle to contract.

Studies

 * 1992, Skeletal muscle metabolism in the chronic fatigue syndrome. In vivo assessment by 31P nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. (Abstract)
 * 1995, Unusual pattern of mitochondrial DNA deletions in skeletal muscle of an adult human with chronic fatigue syndrome (No abstract available)
 * 1997, Chronic fatigue syndrome and skeletal muscle mitochondrial function
 * 2013, Cerebral vascular control is associated with skeletal muscle pH in chronic fatigue syndrome patients both at rest and during dynamic stimulation (Full Text)
 * 2015, Abnormalities of AMPK Activation and Glucose Uptake in Cultured Skeletal Muscle Cells from Individuals with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
 * 2018, Pharmacological activation of AMPK and glucose uptake in cultured human skeletal muscle cells from patients with ME/CFS (Full Text)