How Do Muscles Know What Time It Is? (IMAGE)

Helmholtz Munich (Helmholtz Zentrum München Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH))

How Do Muscles Know What Time It Is?

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The 'circadian clock' of muscle cells (shown here is the transverse section of a muscle fiber) controls an entire metabolic network.

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© Helmholtz Zentrum München

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