title: Intramuscular extracellular matrix: complex environment of muscle cells.
abstract: Different collagen types among other extracellular matrix molecules, remodeling of the extracellular matrix with the aid of matrix metalloproteinases, and integrin-related signaling can enhance the adaptive and recovery potential of muscle cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Finland. kovanen@maila.jyu.fi
authors.forename: Vuokko
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kovanen
mesh_terms: D001485:Basement Membrane; D005109:Extracellular Matrix / Q000502:physiology*; D024022:Fibrillar Collagens / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases / Q000378:metabolism; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000166:cytology; D024041:Non-Fibrillar Collagens / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D024022:Fibrillar Collagens; D016023:Integrins; D024041:Non-Fibrillar Collagens; D020782:Matrix Metalloproteinases