Table 2.

Overview of the collected muscle samples

Muscle	Location/description	Abbreviation/s
M. vastus lateralis	Central in the muscle belly, from medium depth (central)	VL, VL cent, reference sample
M. vastus lateralis	Central in the muscle belly, close (1 cm) to the femur	VL med
M. vastus lateralis	Distal, close (1 cm) to the tendon	VL dist
M. temporalis	Central, from medium depth	T
M. longitudinalis superior linguae	Central, approx. 2 cm behind the tongue tip	LSL
Myocard	Left ventricle, close (2 cm) to the tip	MY (cardiac muscle)
Pyloric sphincter	Epithelium removed, 5 mm section of the ring muscle collected	PS (smooth muscle)