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In rats, having more of a protein called VDR seems to turn on genes that help build stronger muscle scaffolding, which might help the muscles grow bigger and work better.
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Overexpression of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) induces skeletal muscle hypertrophy
Cohort Study
Human
2020 DecScientists made rats produce more of a protein called VDR in their muscles, and those muscles got bigger and stronger — partly because the scaffolding around the muscle fibers (called ECM) got stronger too, helping the muscles work better.
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