Muscle's smallest building blocks disappear after stroke

(Northwestern University) Researchers have discovered that, in an attempt to adapt to impairments from stroke, muscles lose sarcomeres -- their smallest, most basic building blocks. The team hopes this discovery can help improve rehabilitation techniques to rebuild sarcomeres, ultimately helping to ease muscle tightening and shortening.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news