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Skeletal Muscle Electron Transport Chain Dysfunction After Sepsis in Rats
The derangement in oxygen utilization occurring during sepsis is likely to be linked to impaired mitochondrial functioning. Skeletal muscle comprises 50%–60% of body cell mass and represents the largest organ potentially affected by systemic inflammation. Thus, we investigated whether sepsis induced by cecal ligation and puncture (CLP) modifies mitochondrial activity in respiratory and nonrespiratory skeletal muscle.
