Figure 6.

The average daily myofibrillar fractional synthetic rate (FSR) during the full 7-day immobilization period (A), during days 0–2 and days 2–7 (B) in nonimmobilized (N-IMM) and immobilized (IMM) legs and FSR in IMM corrected as a percentage of N-IMM (C). Participants either performed no exercise (n = 11; CON) or performed 300 maximal unilateral eccentric muscle damaging quadriceps contractions in both legs (n = 9; DAM) immediately before immobilization. Data are presented as means with lines representing individual responses and error bars representing SE (C). Statistical analysis was performed with separate two-factor ANOVAs. *Difference between time points, †difference between groups, $difference in FSR between legs in control group only during days 2–7. One symbol P < 0.05, two symbols P < 0.01 and four symbols P < 0.0001.