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Just-noticeable Differences
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Psychophysics is a branch of psychology and neuroscience that tries to explain how physical quantities are translated into neural firing and mental representations of magnitude. One set of questions in this area pertains to just-noticeable differences (JND): How much does something need to change in order for the change to be perceivable? To pump intuitions about this, consider the fact that small children grow at an enormous...
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Mitochondrial Isolation from Skeletal Muscle
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2011
This protocol describes a procedure to study the respiration of mitochondria isolated from skeletal muscles. This method was adapted from Scorrano et al. (2007). The mitochondrial isolation procedure requires about 2 hours. The mitochondrial respiration can be completed in about 1 hour.
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Tissue Triage and Freezing for Models of Skeletal Muscle Disease
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2014
The analysis of skeletal muscle tissues to determine structural, functional, and biochemical properties is greatly facilitated by appropriate preparation. This protocol describes appropriate methods to prepare skeletal muscle tissue for a broad range of phenotyping studies.
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Adult and Embryonic Skeletal Muscle Microexplant Culture and Isolation of Skeletal Muscle Stem Cells
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2010
The micro-dissected explants technique is a robust and reliable method for isolating proliferative skeletal muscle cells from juvenile, adult or embryonic muscles as a source of skeletal muscle stem cells. Uniquely, these cells have been clonally derived to produce skeletal muscle stem cell lines used for in vivo transplantation.
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Skeletal Muscle Gender Dimorphism from Proteomics
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2011
A straight-forward set of methods to isolate and determine the identity of the most abundant proteins expressed in skeletal muscle. About 800 spots are discerned on a two-dimensional gel from 10 mg muscle; this allows for the determination of gender-specific protein expression. These methods will give equivalent results in most tissues.
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Genetic regulation directs bone development, growth, and remodeling, so changes in these processes can produce differences in skeletal number, shape, size, or arrangement. Developmental stage also matters because the skeleton changes as an organism grows. Comparing individuals at different stages helps biologists separate normal developmental variation from differences associated with species, populations, or environmental pressures.
Biomechanics links skeletal structure to the forces and movements an organism experiences. Natural selection can favor arrangements that support effective movement or function in a particular environment, while different conditions may favor other forms. Skeletal differences therefore provide evidence of how anatomy relates to locomotion, behavior, environmental pressures, and the functional demands placed on the body.
Shared skeletal features can help researchers evaluate similarities among organisms, while consistent differences may help distinguish species or populations. The interpretation depends on comparing features such as bone number, shape, size, and arrangement rather than relying on a single structure. This comparative approach connects anatomy with evolutionary relationships and can also clarify how related organisms adapted to different conditions.
A feature that differs between organisms may reflect growth rather than a fundamental difference between species. Researchers therefore consider the developmental stage when interpreting skeletal form, including changes in size, shape, and arrangement over time. This context is important in biology because it helps distinguish developmental patterns from variation linked to adaptation, evolutionary history, disease, or injury.
A comparative study begins by examining selected skeletal features across organisms, populations, or developmental stages. Researchers assess differences in number, shape, size, and arrangement, then relate those patterns to growth, movement, function, or environmental conditions. The resulting comparisons can support species identification, interpretation of locomotion, and evaluation of possible evolutionary relationships.
Skeletal comparisons help researchers interpret fossils by connecting preserved anatomical features with locomotion, behavior, and evolutionary relationships. Differences in bone form and arrangement can provide clues about how an organism moved or functioned, even when direct observations are impossible. This approach places fossil anatomy within a broader biological context of development, adaptation, and environmental pressure.
In human biology, skeletal analysis supports studies of development, disease, and injury by linking structural changes with growth and physical condition. Researchers can examine how bones differ across developmental stages or how disease and injury alter anatomy. These observations help connect skeletal structure with biological processes and improve understanding of variation in the human body.
Skeletal form can reflect the movement patterns and functional demands associated with an organism’s way of life. By comparing bone shape, size, and arrangement, researchers can infer how anatomy relates to locomotion and behavior. These interpretations are strongest when skeletal evidence is considered alongside environmental pressures, because both movement and habitat can influence which structures are favored.