Melissa M. Thomas

Mitochondrial Structure and Function Are Disrupted by Standard Isolation Methods

Martin Picard, Tanja Taivassalo, Darmyn Ritchie et al. · PLoS ONE · 2011 · 309 citations · Full text

Biology, Muscle Function, Biochemistry +14

Mitochondrial functional impairment with aging is exaggerated in isolated mitochondria compared to permeabilized myofibers

Martin Picard, Darmyn Ritchie, K. Wright et al. · Aging Cell · 2010 · 235 citations

Aging, Biogerontology, Oxidative Stress +19

Voluntary muscle activation is impaired by core temperature rather than local muscle temperature

Melissa M. Thomas, Stephen S. Cheung, Geoff C. Elder et al. · Journal of Applied Physiology · 2005 · 194 citations

Voluntary Muscle Activation, Muscle Physiology, Muscle Function +15

Alterations in intrinsic mitochondrial function with aging are fiber type‐specific and do not explain differential atrophy between muscles

Martin Picard, Darmyn Ritchie, Melissa M. Thomas et al. · Aging Cell · 2011 · 144 citations · Full text

Muscle Function, Aging, Mitochondrial Dysfunction +19

AMPK phosphorylation of ACC2 is required for skeletal muscle fatty acid oxidation and insulin sensitivity in mice

Hayley M. O’Neill, James Lally, Sandra Galić et al. · Diabetologia · 2014 · 134 citations · Full text

Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Sensitivity, Insulin Signaling +13