The phrase "a decrease in skeletal" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing changes or reductions related to skeletal structures, such as in biology, medicine, or fitness.
Example: "The study revealed a decrease in skeletal muscle mass among the participants after the diet change."
Alternatives: "a reduction in skeletal" or "a decline in skeletal".
However, Ritov et al. [12] have proposed the new concept that insulin resistance is not due to a decrease in skeletal muscle mitochondria per se but to a selective decrease in the components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain, with no decrease in the enzymes of the mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation pathway.
A decrease in skeletal muscle, liver and stomach StO2 was also observed.
Despite a decrease in skeletal muscle K, the Na,K-ATPase concentration was normal after cisplatin treatment.
Reduced lesion volume is generally associated with a decrease in skeletal tumour burden, suggesting that BPs have anti-tumour effects in bone.
As a result of aging, we can observe: a decrease in the efficiency of central and peripheral neurons; a decrease in skeletal mass and muscle tissue; and weight loss.
However, with whole-body exposure, results are controversial, with some studies showing a decrease in skeletal muscle weight (De Paepe et al., 2008; Tang et al., 2010), whereas another study did not (Gosker et al., 2009).
In groups treated according to the preventative protocol, in which mice received daily injections of ibandronate beginning at the time of tumor inoculation and continued for the duration of the experiment, a decrease in osteolytic skeletal metastases was observed [ 23].
To achieve 80% power with a one-sided t-test for difference in proportions (α = 0.05), a sample size of 100 patients is required (assuming a standard deviation of 9.5 cm and a mean decrease in skeletal muscle area of 6.5 cm in the control arm and 0 cm in the intervention arm).
The Sco2 KI/KO mice have approximately a 35% reduction in COX activity in brain and liver and a 50% decrease in skeletal muscle (Schon et al, unpublished results).
Normal aging in humans is associated with a progressive decrease in skeletal muscle mass [ 25, 26] and strength [ 27, 28].
All together these data indicate that low-level Pb contributes to a systemic decrease in skeletal mass.
