Metabolic reprogramming underlies cavefish muscular endurance despite loss of muscle mass and contractility
L. Olsen, M. Levy, J. K. Medley, H. Hassan, R. Alexander, E. Wilcock, K. Yi, L. Florens, S. McKinney, R. Peuss, J. Persons, A. Kenzior, E. Maldonado, A. Gluesenkamp, E. Mager, , N. Rohner
This paper shows cavefish have reduced muscle mass and contractility but increased muscular endurance due to metabolic reprogramming involving glycogen utilization.
bioRxiv · Mar 12, 2022Evolutionary Biology