肌肉的代谢稳态作用及其作为蛋白质储存库的功能。

Lancet. 1977 Aug 27;2(8035):446-8. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(77)90622-5.

Evidence is produced that the skeletal muscles of the body, which weigh 21 times as much as the liver, form a major store for protein and act as a great metabolic regulatory organ which helps to maintain acceptalbe levels of aminoacids and glucose in the circulation. This concept has relevance to various diseases.

有证据表明，人体骨骼肌的重量是肝脏的21倍，是蛋白质的主要储存库，并且作为一个重要的代谢调节器官，有助于维持循环中氨基酸和葡萄糖的可接受水平。这一概念与多种疾病相关。