Levine, S, Nguyen, T, Kaiser, LR, et al. Human diaphragm remodeling associated with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: clinical implications. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2003;168:706-713 Crossref ...

Mouse diaphragm consists of 90% fast muscle cells; the human diaphragm consists of 25-50% fast muscle cells depending on several factors that include and age and sex.

Long-term Use Of Mechanical Ventilation Contributes To The Deterioration Of Human Diaphragm Muscle. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 4, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2008 / 03 ...

The diaphragm is an important muscle that helps you breathe in and out. We'll go over its different openings and functions before exploring the conditions that can affect the diaphragm. You'll ...

Muscle atrophy in the diaphragm is a major contributor of why patients who have undergone prolonged ... Long-term use of mechanical ventilation contributes to the deterioration of human diaphragm ...

"We found that the calcium sensitizer levosimendan improves the mechanical efficiency ofthe human diaphragm, suggesting a new, therapeutic approach to improve respiratory muscle function in ...

Dietary nitrate is readily available for humans and could be used, under proper supervision, to improve respiratory muscle dysfunction that contributes to shortness of breath and morbidity in the ...

A new study by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine shows, for the first time in humans, that ventilators combined with diaphragm disuse contributes to muscle atrophy in the diaphragm in ...