Muscle, Skeletal

"Muscle, Skeletal" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A subtype of striated muscle, attached by TENDONS to the SKELETON. Skeletal muscles are innervated and their movement can be consciously controlled. They are also called voluntary muscles.

Descriptor ID	D018482
MeSH Number(s)	A02.633.567 A10.690.552.500
Concept/Terms	Muscle, Skeletal Muscle, Skeletal Muscle, Voluntary Muscles, Voluntary Voluntary Muscle Voluntary Muscles Skeletal Muscle Muscles, Skeletal Skeletal Muscles Soleus Muscle Soleus Muscle Muscle, Soleus Plantaris Muscle Plantaris Muscle Muscle, Plantaris Anterior Tibial Muscle Anterior Tibial Muscle Muscle, Anterior Tibial Tibial Muscle, Anterior Gastrocnemius Muscle Gastrocnemius Muscle Muscle, Gastrocnemius

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Anatomy [A]
Musculoskeletal System [A02]
Muscles [A02.633]
Muscle, Skeletal [A02.633.567]
Tissues [A10]
Muscles [A10.690]
Muscle, Striated [A10.690.552]
Muscle, Skeletal [A10.690.552.500]

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Bar chart showing 668 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 36 publications in 2003

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	5	3	8
1997	2	4	6
1998	3	9	12
1999	4	11	15
2000	5	5	10
2001	7	5	12
2002	21	7	28
2003	26	10	36
2004	25	8	33
2005	24	9	33
2006	21	13	34
2007	19	7	26
2008	25	9	34
2009	20	9	29
2010	10	12	22
2011	20	6	26
2012	20	9	29
2013	18	7	25
2014	20	6	26
2015	7	10	17
2016	15	2	17
2017	18	11	29
2018	16	10	26
2019	12	5	17
2020	8	11	19
2021	10	10	20
2022	2	19	21
2023	1	12	13
2024	12	7	19
2025	15	5	20
2026	5	1	6

Below are the most recent publications written about "Muscle, Skeletal" by people in Profiles.

Erol ME, Matias AA, Serviente CF, Decker ST, Nagarajan R, Ramadan S, Fur YL, Park SY, Layec G. In vivo quantification of mitochondrial O2 affinity in human skeletal muscle using 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy of deoxy-myoglobin. J Physiol. 2026 Jun; 604(12):4876-4888.

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Clayton ZS, Nguyen BL, Kok HJ, Reynolds MC, Conover CF, Wnek RD, Buckley KH, Kura JR, Otzel DM, Luo YE, Barton ER, Beck DT, McCullough DJ, Yarrow JF. Reduced skeletal muscle perfusion accompanies skeletal muscle atrophy after severe spinal cord injury. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2026 05 01; 140(5):1454-1465.

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Iyer S, Daman K, Sun Y, Tutto A, Holbrook SE, Joynt AT, Yan J, Ambegaokar P, Guo D, Liu P, Stauffer JE, Maitland SA, Lee SM, Xiao Y, Huang HC, Zhu LJ, Gallagher TL, Cox GA, Keeler AM, Siegwart DJ, Emerson CP, Wolfe SA. SORT LNPs encapsulating Cas9 mRNA achieve efficient editing in skeletal muscle in a dystrophic mouse model. Mol Ther. 2026 Jul 01; 34(7):3885-3902.

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Abdelmoez AM, Jollet M, Yu X, Rizo-Roca D, Marica AA, Ortiz de Zevallos J, Dollet L, Borg ML, Bj?rnholm M, Checa A, Olsson T, Otten J, Zierath JR, Krook A, Schwartz TW, Chibalin AV, Pillon NJ. Thromboxane signalling links immune activation to enhanced glucose uptake in skeletal muscle. Diabetologia. 2026 Jun; 69(6):1643-1658.

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Guo C, Lan X, Huang C, Wang X, Zhang D, Zeng L, Wang Q, Xiang Y, Li J. Muscle-specific transcriptomic and metabolomic signatures reveal heterogeneous aging trajectories and altered intercellular communication in male murine skeletal muscle. Biogerontology. 2026 Feb 05; 27(2):48.

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Wang Q, Li J, Yang M, Guo C, Zhang M, Huang C, Wang X, Zhang D, Zeng L, Ke H, Wen Y, Li S, Lee W, Zhao L, Lan X, Xiang Y. Peptide OH-CATH30 Mitigates Cachexia-Induced Muscle Atrophy via Modulation of TLR4-Associated Inflammation. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2026 Feb; 17(1):e70195.

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Groenwold ET, Montulet A, Stan T, van de Vijver D, McCorquodale D, McHugh N, Echeverria D, Winter CT, van de Wal M, O'Reilly D, Khvorova A, Aartsma-Rus A, Damha MJ. Conjugated Antisense Oligonucleotides for Skipping of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Exon 53: A Cautionary Study. Nucleic Acid Ther. 2026 Apr; 36(2):100-108.

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Fakih HH, Lochmann C, Gagnon R, Summers A, Caiazzi J, Buchwald JE, Tang Q, Maru B, Hildebrand SR, Abideen MZUI, Furgal RC, Gross KY, Yang YS, Cooper D, Monopoli KR, Echeverria D, Shim JH, Yamada K, Alterman JF, Khvorova A. Potent and durable gene modulation in heart and muscle with chemically defined lipophilic siRNAs. Nucleic Acids Res. 2025 Nov 26; 53(22).

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Hayden CMT, Busa MA, Smith ZH, Nagarajan R, Arieta LR, Kent JA. Skeletal muscle energetics during submaximal contractions are linked to metabolic performance during ambulatory exercise: A pilot study in male adults. Physiol Rep. 2025 Aug; 13(16):e70528.

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Kim-Schneider L, Pandya A, Saha D, Joshi G, Tai R. Common peroneal neuropathy due to an anatomical variant course of the fibular nerve in a patient with an accessory gastrocnemius tertius muscle. Skeletal Radiol. 2025 Dec; 54(12):2829-2832.

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