How to Use skeletal muscle in a Sentence

skeletal muscle

noun
  • About 95% is stored in skeletal muscle and 5% in the brain and heart.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 May 2026
  • About 20% of the body's total magnesium is stored in skeletal muscle.
    — Lindsay Curtis, Verywell Health, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Daily exercise and maintaining skeletal muscle volume as you age are among the most potent forms of preventive health care.
    — Jordan D. Metzl, The Atlantic, 19 Feb. 2026
  • Liquid collagen can have a positive effect on skeletal muscle.
    — Ayesha Gulzar, Verywell Health, 15 Dec. 2025
  • These changes ultimately result in skeletal muscle adaptations in adult offspring that enhance exercise endurance.
    — Ivan Amato, Quanta Magazine, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Metastatic embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare type of cancer, also known as soft tissue sarcoma, that develops in your skeletal muscles.
    — Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Creatine is a naturally occurring compound the body produces in the liver, kidneys and pancreas, with about 95% stored in skeletal muscle and 5% in the brain and heart.
    — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
  • Abnormalities in skeletal muscle myosin may result in myopathies, characterized by muscle weakness and impaired movement.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Beets also contain nitrates, which the body converts to nitric oxide and uses to help increase blood flow throughout the body and improve the efficiency of skeletal muscle contraction, Collen says.
    — Desireé Oostland, Vogue, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Ofelia Torres died last month from Stage 4 alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer that develops in skeletal muscles.
    — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • For example, one of the active proteins was titin, related to muscle elasticity, and another was nebulin, involved in the contraction of skeletal muscles.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The study’s target was skeletal muscle progenitor cells, which descend from stem cells and eventually develop into specialized muscle cells that can repair tissue from damage or normal wear and tear.
    — Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The goal is to improve the knowledge of the relationship between the nervous system and skeletal muscle, while also understanding the protective role of physical exercise.
    — Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 27 Nov. 2025
  • El Financiero also reported that Izaguirre's family gave authorization for the donation of her organs, including her skin, skeletal muscle, corneas and kidneys.
    — Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
  • To solve this, researchers turned the body’s own skeletal muscles into a sort of factory to produce ANP, using a specialized RNA injection to give the arm or leg muscles a set of instructions.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026
  • In humans myosin proteins are widely distributed throughout the body, with different classes being expressed in specific tissues; for example, certain isoforms are abundant in skeletal muscle and cardiac muscle, while others are found in epithelial cells, neurons, and immune cells.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, 3 Apr. 2026
  • VO2 max reflects the maximum ability of your cardiovascular and respiratory systems to deliver oxygen to your exercising skeletal muscles.
    — Teresa Maalouf, Verywell Health, 26 June 2026
  • According to a meta-analysis published in PLOS One, low skeletal muscle mass was associated with a 57% higher risk of all-cause mortality than those with normal levels.
    — Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Tissue samples from Fern Franco’s remains, obtained by a search warrant, revealed the presence of both morphine, which suppresses respiration, along with the drug succinylcholine, a paralytic used to relax skeletal muscles as during intubation.
    — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
  • According to the National Organization for Rare Disorders, the condition is a rare genetic disorder characterized by abnormalities of the skeletal muscles, including weakness and stiffness, abnormal bone development and joints that become fixed in bent or extended positions.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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