title: New opportunities and novel paradigms to support neuromuscular research.
abstract: This article provides an overview of the structure and function of the National Skeletal Muscle Research Center (NSMRC) at the University of California, San Diego, which is one of the 7 research centers of the Medical Rehabilitation Research Infrastructure Network, created to facilitate access for physicians to experts, technology, and resources from scientific fields related to medical rehabilitation. The 4 cores of the NSMRC are described as a resource for rehabilitation medicine practitioners to use for clinically relevant muscle research.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, San Diego, CA 92093, USA. rlieber@ucsd.edu
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lieber
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ward
authors.forename: Lawrence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Frank
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Schenk
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D000047:Academies and Institutes; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006077:Government Agencies; D006801:Humans; D009132:Muscles / Q000378:metabolism; D009468:Neuromuscular Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D014481:United States