skeletal muscle
noun
: striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control
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About 95% is stored in skeletal muscle and 5% in the brain and heart.
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Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Creatine is a naturally occurring compound the body produces in the liver, kidneys and pancreas, with about 95% stored in skeletal muscle and 5% in the brain and heart.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Beets also contain nitrates, which the body converts to nitric oxide and uses to help increase blood flow throughout the body and improve the efficiency of skeletal muscle contraction, Collen says.
—Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Abnormalities in skeletal muscle myosin may result in myopathies, characterized by muscle weakness and impaired movement.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
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Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
Creatine is a naturally occurring compound the body produces in the liver, kidneys and pancreas, with about 95% stored in skeletal muscle and 5% in the brain and heart.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Beets also contain nitrates, which the body converts to nitric oxide and uses to help increase blood flow throughout the body and improve the efficiency of skeletal muscle contraction, Collen says.
—Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
Abnormalities in skeletal muscle myosin may result in myopathies, characterized by muscle weakness and impaired movement.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
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“Skeletal muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal%20muscle. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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