skeletal muscle
noun
: striated muscle that is usually attached to the skeleton and is usually under voluntary control
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For example, one of the active proteins was titin, related to muscle elasticity, and another was nebulin, involved in the contraction of skeletal muscles.
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The study’s target was skeletal muscle progenitor cells, which descend from stem cells and eventually develop into specialized muscle cells that can repair tissue from damage or normal wear and tear.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
According to a meta-analysis published in PLOS One, low skeletal muscle mass was associated with a 57% higher risk of all-cause mortality than those with normal levels.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2025
In previous case reports, there has been increased FDG uptake in skeletal muscle, heart muscle and brown adipose tissue (fat that burns energy to produce heat), which could be mistaken for cancer or inflammatory disease.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
The study’s target was skeletal muscle progenitor cells, which descend from stem cells and eventually develop into specialized muscle cells that can repair tissue from damage or normal wear and tear.
—Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
According to a meta-analysis published in PLOS One, low skeletal muscle mass was associated with a 57% higher risk of all-cause mortality than those with normal levels.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2025
In previous case reports, there has been increased FDG uptake in skeletal muscle, heart muscle and brown adipose tissue (fat that burns energy to produce heat), which could be mistaken for cancer or inflammatory disease.
—Hannah Millington, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Skeletal muscle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skeletal%20muscle. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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