Muscle differentiation group

Ernő Zádor PhD, DSc

The main topics and periods in group history:

· 1995-2001: Developing a muscle regeneration model, its characterisation at the mRNA, protein and morphological levels.

· 2002-2007: Manipulating skeletal muscle regeneration by in vivo gene transfection. Muscle adaptation in pathology. The effect of ecdysteroids on muscle.

· 2008-present: Stimulation of muscle regeneration by “molecular acupuncture” method.

The types of muscle fibres

(cross section, myosin immune staining)

I: slow-oxidative IIA: fast- oxidative IIx,IIB: fast- glycolytic