Institute for Experimental Medical Research, Oslo University Hospital Ullevaal

Current research focus

Skeletal muscle function physiology.
Skeletal muscle fatigue mechanisms.
Alterations in skeletal muscle function due to heart failure in rats and humans.

Research projects

Project manager

• Exercise and heart failure in patients
• Skeletal muscle fatigue mechanisms in rats and humans

Collaborator

• Skeletal muscle fatigue during heart failure in rats
• The importance of skeletal muscle extracellular matrix in CHF related fatigue and the role of skeletal muscle in the systemic inflammatory state of heart failure
• Reduction of Serca2 function in skeletal muscle: effects on muscle function and fatigue development