| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,764,402,613 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
myopathy |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Wikipedia, Hutchinson | 0.02 sec. |
|
myopathy [mī′äp·ə·thē] (medicine) Any disease of the muscles. Also known as myopathia. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
5,130,141, which covers methods and compositions for treating muscle degeneration and weakness including taking a biopsy of skeletal muscle, selecting out myoblasts, culturing those myoblasts to a therapeutic dosage and delivering that therapeutic dosage to damaged and weakened muscle (such as myopathic muscle) to effect repair or regeneration. Further research in this area should focus on potential mechanisms underlying glucocorticoid-induced muscle atrophy, recovery from myopathic and contractile changes due to glucocorticoid use, potential changes in endurance characteristics of steroid-treated muscle, and therapeutic interventions to combat these side effects. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|