Muscle; Injury, Quadriceps (Thigh) Clinical Trial
Official title:
Regulation of Human Tendon and Skeletal Muscle Protein Turnover Following Tissue Injury: Mechanisms Behind Regeneration and Injury Preventive Adaptations
The study is a 5-week human study including 24 18-35 year old healthy men. Each participant will have muscle injury and tendon strain induced in one leg using neuromuscular electrical stimulation in conjunction with forced lengthening contractions. The investigators will monitor the recovery from injury/strain over a 4 week period, in which half of the subjects will receive growth hormone (somatropin) to stimulate the connective tissue synthesis.
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