Lipid and Muscle Function

Lipid in its various forms provides many functions in skeletal muscle. These functions include its role as a form of energy storage, as a source of energy, as an integral component of membranes and as a storage form of second messenger molecules. Each of these functions is critical to muscle growth, and critical to its very survival. Of the virtually innumerable topics/approaches in which the association between muscle function and lipids could be addressed, l will dwell upon two general areas, fatty acid and phosphoinositide metabolism. Several topics within these areas are shrouded in controversy and are, therefore, under intense investigation.