skeletal muscle: References & Edit History

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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Modified link of Web site: PNAS - Activation Of Skeletal Muscle Is Controlled By A Dual-Filament Mechano-Sensing Mechanism. Sep 25, 2026
Article thoroughly revised and updated. Aug 18, 2026
Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Proceedings B - Skeletal muscle function underpins muscle spindle abundance. Dec 13, 2025
Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Skeletal Muscle (PDF). Jul 25, 2025
Add new Web site: Academia - Skeletal Muscle and Smooth Muscle (PDF). May 31, 2025
Add new Web site: PNAS - Activation Of Skeletal Muscle Is Controlled By A Dual-Filament Mechano-Sensing Mechanism. Nov 30, 2024
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What are voluntary muscles (Skeletal Muscles). Jul 17, 2024
Add new Web site: The Ohio State University Pressbooks - Veterinary Histology - Skeletal Muscle. Apr 24, 2024
Add new Web site: Khan Academy - Anatomy of a skeletal muscle fiber. Dec 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Oregon State University Pressbooks - Skeletal Muscle. Oct 27, 2023
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Skeletal Muscle. Sep 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Pressbooks - Boundless Anatomy and Physiology - Introduction to Skeletal Muscle. Jul 20, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Skeletal Muscle: What to Know. Mar 15, 2023
Add new Web site: OpenStax - Anatomy and Physiology 2e - Skeletal Muscle. Dec 19, 2022
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Skeletal muscle in health and disease. Sep 29, 2022
Corrected display issue. Jan 05, 2018
Add new Web site: University College London - Striated Muscles. Oct 09, 2015
Add new Web site: University College London - Striated Muscles. Oct 09, 2015
Add new Web site: The Scrips Research Institute - Striated Muscle. Oct 09, 2015
Changed titled from "striated muscle" to "skeletal muscle" and added information on the structure of skeletal muscle. Apr 16, 2015
Add new Web site: The Scripps Research Institute - http://www.scripps.edu/fowler/striated-muscle.html. Sep 03, 2012
New illustration added. Jan 14, 2009
Article revised and updated. Oct 03, 2007
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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