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myofibrillar

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myofibrillar
pertaining to a myofibril.

myofibrillar ATPase
muscle enzyme which can be stained histochemically to aid in the differentiation between type I and type II muscle fibers.
myofibrillar hypoplasia


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Selenoprotein dysfunction has been linked to multi-minicore disease, a congenital myopathy that is characterized histologically by minicore lesions (focal areas of myofibrillar disorganization) and loss of mitochondrial function.
1,2) One important mechanism that leads to wasting of both muscle mass and function is represented by increased myofibrillar protein degradation (MPD).
Any effects of creatine supplementation impacting myofibrillar protein content would not be evident until between the 5 and 28 day time period.
 
 
 
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