Myosin Heavy-Chain Messenger Ribonucleic Acid (mRNA) Expression and Fibre Cross-Sectional Area in Masseter, Digastric, Gastrocnemius and Soleus Muscles of Young and Adult Rats

• Published in: Biology (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 12; no. 6; p. 842
• Main Authors: Lagou, Aikaterini, Schaub, Leandra, Ait-Lounis, Aouatef, Denes, Balazs J, Kiliaridis, Stavros, Antonarakis, Gregory S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.06.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: Age groups; Animals; Craniofacial growth; Diet; Gene expression; Hypotheses; Immunofluorescence; Isoforms; Magnetic resonance imaging; Mastication; masticatory function; masticatory muscles; Messenger RNA; Muscle function; Muscle proteins; Muscles; Myosin; Polymerase chain reaction; Sample size; United States > US; masticatory muscles; masticatory function; diet

Different demands on the muscles of mastication may influence their functional profile (size and distribution of muscle fibre types), which may change during growth and maturation, potentially influencing craniofacial growth. The aim of this study was to evaluate mRNA expression and cross-sectional...