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Lars-Eric Thornell

Lars-Eric Thornell

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D-Index
77
Citations
16576
World Ranking
18584
National Ranking
360

Overview

Lars-Eric Thornell is affiliated with Umeå University in Sweden and focuses on research primarily within the fields of biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their scientific contributions span several specialized subfields, including molecular biology, cell biology, physiology, sensory systems, and neurology.

Their research is centered on several key topics, notably muscle physiology and disorders, muscle metabolism and nutrition, nutrition and health in aging, and areas related to auditory science such as hearing, cochlea, tinnitus, genetics, vestibular and auditory disorders, and ear surgery including otitis media.

The scientist has contributed to studies published in respected journals such as the Journal of Applied Physiology and the Journal of Anatomy. Two recent papers illustrate the scope of their work:

  • "Skeletal muscle morphology, satellite cells, and oxidative profile in relation to physical function and lifelong endurance training in very old men," 2022, Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "Unique fiber phenotype composition and metabolic properties of the stapedius and tensor tympani muscles in the human middle ear," 2023, Journal of Anatomy

Collaborations are a notable aspect of their work, involving frequent co-authors such as Per Stål, Elisabeth Skoglund, Tommy R. Lundberg, Thomas Gustafsson, and Per A. Tesch. These partnerships indicate an interdisciplinary and collaborative research approach.

Thornell's studies contribute to the understanding of muscle function and metabolism, as well as the physiological and pathological characteristics of muscles involved in auditory processes. This interdisciplinary focus bridges cellular and molecular perspectives with clinical and functional outcomes in aging and sensory health.

Best Publications

  • Muscle cytoskeletal disruption occurs within the first 15 min of cyclic eccentric contraction

    Richard L. Lieber;Lars Eric Thornell;Jan Fridén

  • Desmin Is Essential for the Tensile Strength and Integrity of Myofibrils but Not for Myogenic Commitment, Differentiation, and Fusion of Skeletal Muscle

    Zhenlin Li;Mathias Mericskay;Onnik Agbulut;Gillian Butler-Browne

  • Histochemical and morphological muscle-fibre characteristics of the human masseter, the medial pterygoid and the temporal muscles

    P.-O. Eriksson;L.-E. Thornell

  • Concomitant increases in myonuclear and satellite cell content in female trapezius muscle following strength training

    F Kadi;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • Differential expression of the ED sequence-containing form of cellular fibronectin in embryonic and adult human tissues.

    T. Vartio;L. Laitinen;O. Narvanen;M. Cutolo

  • Cellular adaptation of the trapezius muscle in strength-trained athletes.

    Fawzi Kadi;Anders Eriksson;Staffan Holmner;Gillian S. Butler-Browne

  • Evidence for myofibril remodeling as opposed to myofibril damage in human muscles with DOMS: an ultrastructural and immunoelectron microscopic study

    Ji-Guo Yu;Lena Carlsson;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • Fiber type composition of the human female trapezius muscle: enzyme-histochemical characteristics.

    R. Lindman;A. Eriksson;L.-E. Thornell

  • Null mutation in the desmin gene gives rise to a cardiomyopathy.

    L.-E. Thornell;L. Carlsson;Z. Li;M. Mericskay

  • Effects of anabolic steroids on the muscle cells of strength trained athletes

    Fawzi Kadi;Anders Eriksson;Staffan Holmner;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • Peritubular myoid cells of human and rat testis are smooth muscle cells that contain desmin-type intermediate filaments.

    I Virtanen;M Kallajoki;O Närvänen;J Paranko

  • Presence of Laminin α5 Chain and Lack of Laminin α1 Chain during Human Muscle Development and in Muscular Dystrophies

    Carl-Fredrik Tiger;Marie-France Champliaud;Fatima Pedrosa-Domellof;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • The cytoskeletal lattice of muscle cells.

    J. Victor Small;Dieter O. Fürst;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • A Qualitative Test for Monitoring Coupling Completeness in Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis Using Chloranil.

    Thorkild Christensen;Anders Eriksson;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • Myosin types in the human heart. An immunofluorescence study of normal and hypertrophied atrial and ventricular myocardium.

    L Gorza;J J Mercadier;K Schwartz;L E Thornell

  • The expression of androgen receptors in human neck and limb muscles: effects of training and self-administration of androgenic-anabolic steroids.

    Fawzi Kadi;P Bonnerud;A Eriksson;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • Eccentric contractions leading to DOMS do not cause loss of desmin nor fibre necrosis in human muscle

    Ji-Guo Yu;Christer Malm;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • The mode of myofibril remodelling in human skeletal muscle affected by DOMS induced by eccentric contractions

    Ji-Guo Yu;Dieter O. Fürst;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • Unique basement membrane structure of human pancreatic islets: implications for beta-cell growth and differentiation.

    Timo Otonkoski;Meenal Banerjee;Olle Korsgren;Lars-Eric Thornell

  • Muscle Spindles in the Deep Muscles of the Human Neck: A Morphological and Immunocytochemical Study

    Jing-Xia Liu;Lars-Eric Thornell;Fatima Pedrosa-Domellöf

Frequent Co-Authors

Ismo Virtanen
Ismo Virtanen University of Helsinki
Gillian Butler-Browne
Gillian Butler-Browne Université Paris Cité
Vincent Mouly
Vincent Mouly Université Paris Cité
Bengt Johansson
Bengt Johansson Technical University of Denmark
Stefano Schiaffino
Stefano Schiaffino University of Padua
Veli-Pekka Lehto
Veli-Pekka Lehto University of Helsinki
Denise Paulin
Denise Paulin Université Paris Cité
Brun Ulfhake
Brun Ulfhake Karolinska Institute

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