Myotendinous junction: a microenvironment favorable for short-term adaptations to resistance training following gastrocnemius muscle atrophy.

Lara Caetano Rocha-Braga, Jurandyr Pimentel Neto, Isabella Gomes, Adriano Polican Ciena

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Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Degenerative Gastrocnemius Muscle Changes in a Goat Tibial Ostectomy Model Persist 10 Months After Splint Removal.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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Lara Caetano Rocha-BragaLaboratory of Morphology and Physical Activity (LAMAF), Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.

Jurandyr Pimentel NetoLaboratory of Morphology and Physical Activity (LAMAF), Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.

Isabella GomesLaboratory of Morphology and Physical Activity (LAMAF), Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.

Adriano Polican CienaLaboratory of Morphology and Physical Activity (LAMAF), Institute of Biosciences, São Paulo State University, Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil.

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The myotendinous junction (MTJ) is an interface region between the skeletal muscle fibers and the tendon, specialized in force transmission, and has a wide capacity to adapt to different stimuli. Disuse muscle atrophy is a deleterious effect of joint immobilization, which is used as a conservative treatment for bone, muscle, and joint injuries and promotes a significant functional decline. Physical exercise is an effective therapeutic modality in combating muscle atrophy, especially resistance training that promotes hypertrophic responses. We aimed to investigate the plasticity of the MTJ in rats subjected to joint immobilization, followed by resistance training in a short period (7 and 14 days). Forty-eight male

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PMID40438252

DOI10.3389/fphys.2025.1493820

PMCPMC12116370

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