Metabolic myopathy

Metabolic myopathy
Hydrolysis of ATP
Skeletal muscle contraction

Metabolic myopathies are myopathies that result from defects in biochemical metabolism that primarily affect muscle. They are generally genetic defects (inborn errors of metabolism) that interfere with the ability to create energy, causing a low ATP reservoir within the muscle cell.

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