The metabolic homoeostatic role of muscle and its function as a store of protein.
Evidence is produced that the skeletal muscles of the body, which weigh 21 times as much as the liver, form a major store for protein and act as a great metabolic regulatory organ which helps to maintain acceptalbe levels of aminoacids and glucose in the circulation. This concept has relevance to various diseases.
D000328:Adult; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D004038:Diet, Reducing; D005215:Fasting; D005934:Glucagon / Q000378:metabolism; D005943:Gluconeogenesis; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D008112:Liver Glycogen / Q000378:metabolism; D009124:Muscle Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism*; D009929:Organ Size; D013217:Starvation / Q000378:metabolism
D000596:Amino Acids; D008112:Liver Glycogen; D009124:Muscle Proteins; D005934:Glucagon; D005947:Glucose