intramyocellular

English

Etymology

intra- +‎ myocellular

Adjective

intramyocellular (not comparable)

  1. Within a muscle cell
    • 2015 August 8, “1 H-MRS Measured Ectopic Fat in Liver and Muscle in Danish Lean and Obese Children and Adolescents”, in PLOS ONE‎, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0135018:
      The non-invasive and non-ionizing proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) has a high accuracy in detecting and quantifying hepatic steatosis [10 ,11 ], and due to advances in muscle lipid imaging, MRS has facilitated the differentiation of lipid deposits of skeletal muscle in intramyocellular lipid (IMCL) and extramyocellular lipid (EMCL) [12 ].

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