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Muscle Hypertrophy

Meaning

The physiological increase in the size of skeletal muscle fibers, resulting from an increase in the cross-sectional area of existing myofibrils, rather than an increase in the number of fibers. This adaptation is a primary response to mechanical loading and is strongly mediated by anabolic signaling cascades. Hormones like testosterone and growth hormone play pivotal roles in facilitating this growth.