The Neuroscience Chronicles

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ALS Skeletal Muscle: Victim or Culprit

Agnes Badu-Mensah M.Sc , Xiufang Guo Ph. D. , James J. Hickman Ph. D.

Aside its function in locomotion, posture maintenance and respiration, the hSKM is reported to be a critical metabolic regulator [1]. The hSKM is acknowledged as the primary site of glucose metabolism and storage [1]. Additionally, it serves as a reserve for amino acids [1,2]. In recently times, the hSKM has also been described as an endocrine organ.

Neurosci Chron, 2021, Volume 2, Issue 2, p31-33 | DOI: 10.46439/Neuroscience.2.012