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

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Muscle, Skeletal".

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 740 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 47 publications in 2005

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1996	10	1	11
1997	7	10	17
1998	4	5	9
1999	5	5	10
2000	9	4	13
2001	10	2	12
2002	21	7	28
2003	21	10	31
2004	18	16	34
2005	34	13	47
2006	17	8	25
2007	16	14	30
2008	33	11	44
2009	21	10	31
2010	29	8	37
2011	15	6	21
2012	23	11	34
2013	30	14	44
2014	21	11	32
2015	18	8	26
2016	17	5	22
2017	28	13	41
2018	19	6	25
2019	16	13	29
2020	11	8	19
2021	7	6	13
2022	3	20	23
2023	4	9	13
2024	6	9	15
2025	2	2	4

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

Couillard S, Adler B, Meyers WC, Zoga AC, Poor AE, Kamel SI. Core Muscle Injuries: Preoperative Imaging and Postoperative Considerations. Semin Musculoskelet Radiol. 2025 Feb; 29(1):34-44.

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Paul RW, Osman A, Nazarian LN, Ciccotti MG, Cohen SB, Erickson BJ, Buchheit P, Rauch J, Osbahr DC, Thomas SJ. Chronic Structural Adaptations of the Shoulder and Elbow Are Correlated in Professional Baseball Pitchers. Am J Sports Med. 2025 Mar; 53(4):944-951.

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Zorowitz RD, Jacinto J, Ashford S, Beneteau M, Maisonobe P, Hannes C, Esquenazi A. Muscle selection and dosing in patients undergoing treatment with abobotulinumtoxinA for lower limb spasticity in real-world practice. J Rehabil Med. 2025 Feb 07; 57:jrm42605.

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Jensen-Battaglia M, Lin PJ, Sanapala C, Watson EE, Mendler JH, Liesveld J, Wang Y, Hayward E, LoCastro M, Mortaz S, Dunne RF, Mustian K, Loh KP. Changes in muscle performance among older adults with myeloid malignancies engaging in a mobile health (mHealth) exercise intervention: a single arm pilot study. BMC Geriatr. 2025 Jan 09; 25(1):22.

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Garg A, Jansen S, Greenberg L, Zhang R, Lavine KJ, Greenberg MJ. Dilated cardiomyopathy-associated skeletal muscle actin (ACTA1) mutation R256H disrupts actin structure and function and causes cardiomyocyte hypocontractility. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Nov 12; 121(46):e2405020121.

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Klassen SA, Limberg JK, Harvey RE, Wiggins CC, Spafford JE, Iannarelli NJ, Senefeld JW, Nicholson WT, Curry TB, Joyner MJ, Shoemaker JK, Baker SE. Human sympathetic neuronal discharge and recruitment patterns regulate neuropeptide Y bioavailability. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2024 Dec 01; 327(6):H1599-H1605.

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Bersani A, Amankwah M, Calvetti D, Somersalo E, Viceconti M, Davico G. Myobolica: A Stochastic Approach to Estimate Physiological Muscle Control Variability. IEEE Trans Neural Syst Rehabil Eng. 2024; 32:3270-3277.

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Weiss SN, Legato JM, Liu Y, Vaccaro CN, Da Silva RP, Miskiel S, Gilbert GV, Hakonarson H, Fuller DA, Buono RJ. An analysis of differential gene expression in peripheral nerve and muscle utilizing RNA sequencing after polyethylene glycol nerve fusion in a rat sciatic nerve injury model. PLoS One. 2024; 19(9):e0304773.

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Boyes NG, Klassen SA, Baker SE, Nicholson WT, Joyner MJ, Shoemaker JK, Limberg JK. Interaction of simultaneous hypoxia and baroreflex loading on control of sympathetic action potential subpopulations. J Neurophysiol. 2024 09 01; 132(3):1087-1097.

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Klassen SA, Limberg JK, Harvey RE, Wiggins CC, Iannarelli NJ, Senefeld JW, Nicholson WT, Curry TB, Joyner MJ, Shoemaker JK, Baker SE. Central a2-adrenergic mechanisms regulate human sympathetic neuronal discharge strategies. J Physiol. 2024 08; 602(16):4053-4071.

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