Fig. 3.

Massage elevates mechanosensitive ILK signaling in muscle from adult but not aged rats. A: quantification of pILK/ILK Western blot from 10-mo-old control (n = 6) or CCL-treated (n = 6) rats and 30-mo-old control (n = 6) or CCL-treated (n = 6) rats. B: representative image of pILK and ILK Western blots. Data presented as mean ± SE. β denotes significant effect for CCL within age (P < 0.05). CCL, cyclic compressive loading; CON, control; ILK, integrin-linked kinase; pILK, phosphorylated integrin-linked kinase.