Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 241-246 , February 2006

The Effect of 30 Minutes of Passive Stretch of the Rat Soleus Muscle on the Myogenic Differentiation, Myostatin, and Atrogin-1 Gene Expressions

Presented as abstracts to the Federação de Sociedades de Biologia Experimental, August 25–28, 2004, Águas de Lindóia, Brazil, and the American Physiological Society, October 6–9, 2004, Austin, TX.

  • Anna R. Gomes, PT, MS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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  • Antonio G. Soares, TA

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Muscle Morphology, Biomedical Science Institute I, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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  • Sabrina Peviani, PT, MS

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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  • Rubia B. Nascimento, PT

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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  • Anselmo S. Moriscot, PT, MS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Muscle Morphology, Biomedical Science Institute I, Department of Cell and Developmental Biology, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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  • Tania F. Salvini, PT, MS, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Unit of Skeletal Muscle Plasticity, Department of Physical Therapy, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Tania F. Salvini, PT, MS, PhD, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, CEP 13565-905 São Carlos, SP, Brasil

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 Supported by the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (grant nos. 01/13523-4, 01/135221-1, 03/10889-3), Coordenção de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior (grant no. 33001014016P7), and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (grant no. 501737/2004-9).No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(05)01194-9

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2005.08.126

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 87, Issue 2 , Pages 241-246 , February 2006

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